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10/23/2018 | 53m 31s Video has closed captioning.
Combine ancient wisdom and modern science to answer a 15,000-year-old question: who were America’s First Peoples? The answer hides in Amazonian cave paintings, Mexican burial chambers, New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon and waves off California’s coast.
Aired: 10/23/18
Expires: 10/22/28
Extended Interview: David Carrasco on Shared Beliefs
Illuminating the similarities of the religious beliefs shared across the Americas.
Ancient art suggests people have been in the Americas much longer than previously thought.
The Chumash continue canoe paddling traditions to connect to their ancestors.
Extended Interview: The Importance of Names
Zuni elder Jim Enote explains how Native names for places provides important information.
Episode 1 Preview | From Caves to Cosmos
Ancient clues and modern science answer the question: who were America’s First Peoples?
Extended Interview: The Earliest Cave Paintings in America
Anna Roosevelt dates the cave paintings in Brazil’s Amazon jungle to 13,000 years ago.
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Ancient clues and modern science answer the question: who were America’s First Peoples?
