The Americas
Episodes
S2 · E1 · 16 Oct 2024 · 42 min
Chapter I
From ancient footprints to mysterious earthworks, Graham continues his journey into the past alongside experts and curious minds, including Keanu Reeves.
S2 · E2 · 16 Oct 2024 · 41 min
Chapter II
Graham searches for answers to the questions behind ancient works of art, including 25,000-year-old Amazonian paintings and the megaliths of Rapa Nui.
S2 · E3 · 16 Oct 2024 · 39 min
Chapter III
Accompanied by local experts, Graham compares ancient oral traditions and learns Sacsayhuamán in Peru may be older than archaeologists ever imagined.
S2 · E4 · 16 Oct 2024 · 41 min
Chapter IV
Graham learns of a stone-shaping technique now lost to history, and explores how ancient Amazonians managed to thrive in an inhospitable rainforest.
S2 · E5 · 16 Oct 2024 · 41 min
Chapter V
Although thousands of miles apart, Graham considers the possible link between the shamanistic use of ayahuasca in the Amazon and tobacco in New Mexico.
S2 · E6 · 16 Oct 2024 · 40 min
Chapter VI
At Mexico's Temple of the Sun, Graham experiences the extent of the Mayans' astronomical expertise and investigates their complex calendar system.
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