Lost Worlds of South America

Trek through the lost worlds of South America and discover exotic civilizations in this course on the culture, architecture, and history of these ancient peoples.

• By This Expert
• 01: South America's Lost Cradle of Civilization
• 02: Discovering Peru's Earliest Cities
• 03: South America's First People
• 04: Ceramics, Textiles, and Organized States
• 05: Chavin and the Rise of Religious Authority
• 06: Cupisnique to Salinar-Elite Rulers and War
• 07: Paracas-Mummies, Shamans, and Severed Heads
• 08: The Nazca Lines and Underground Channels
• 09: The Moche-Pyramids, Gold, and Warriors
• 10: The Moche-Richest Tombs in the New World
• 11: The Moche-Drugs, Sex, Music, and Puppies
• 12: Enigmatic Tiwanaku by Lake Titicaca
• 13: The Amazon-Civilization Lost in the Jungle
• 14: The Wari-Foundations of the Inca Empire?
• 15: The Chimu-Empire of the Northern Coast
• 16: The Sican-Goldsmiths of the Northern Coast
• 17: The Inca Origins-Mythology v. Archaeology
• 18: Cuzco and the Tawantinsuyu Empire
• 19: The Inca-From Raiders to Empire
• 20: The Inca-Gifts of the Empire
• 21: The Khipu-Language Hidden in Knots
• 22: Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
• 23: Spanish Contact-Pizarro Conquers the Inca
• 24: Remnants of the Past-Andean Culture Today