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The pharaoh that wouldn't be forgotten - Kate Narev
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The pharaoh that wouldn't be forgotten - Kate Narev

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-pharaoh-that-wouldn-t-be-forgotten-kate-narev Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh during the New Kingdom in Egypt. Twenty years after her death, somebody smashed her statues, took a chisel and...
How the Golden Raft of El Dorado Was Crafted
Video by Smithsonian Channel

How the Golden Raft of El Dorado Was Crafted

It's not just the golden raft's ties to the legend of El Dorado that make it impressive. The complicated method that was used to craft it reveals the advanced techniques of the Muisca people. From: SECRETS: Golden Raft of El Dorado http://bit.ly/1vTeW23...
Beyond El Dorado: Power and gold in ancient Colombia
Video by The Economist

Beyond El Dorado: Power and gold in ancient Colombia

For centuries Europeans were dazzled by the legend of a lost city of gold in South America. A new exhibition at the British Museum reveals the truth behind the myth. For more video content from The Economist visit our website: http://econ.st/1f3YQtP...
Art This Week 181-At The Kimbell-Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes-June 24, 2013
Video by artthisweek

Art This Week 181-At The Kimbell-Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes-June 24, 2013

In this episode, we visit The Kimbell Art Museum and hear Susan E. Bergh, the curator of Pre-columbian and Native North American art at the Cleveland Museum of Art, talk about the Wari people, the origins of the exhibition and two important...
Art This Week-At the Dallas Museum of Art-Inca: Conquests of the Andes
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Art This Week-At the Dallas Museum of Art-Inca: Conquests of the Andes

This week, we visit the Dallas Museum of Art and our interviewer, Aimee Cardoso, speaks with The Ellen and Harry S. Parker III Assistant Curator of the Arts of the Americas, Kimberly Jones, about the exhibition, Inca: Conquests of the Andes/Los...
Coyolxauhqui Monolith, c. 1500
Video by Smarthistory. art, history, conversation.

Coyolxauhqui Monolith, c. 1500

Coyolxauhqui Monolith (Aztec), c. 1500, volcanic stone, found Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan, excavated 1978 (Museo del Templo Mayor, Mexico City) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
Coatlicue, c. 1500
Video by Smarthistory. art, history, conversation.

Coatlicue, c. 1500

Coatlicue, c. 1500, Mexica (Aztec), found on the SE edge of the Plaza mayor/Zocalo in Mexico City, basalt, 257 cm high (National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City) A conversation with Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker.
The Sun Stone (The Calendar Stone), Aztec
Video by Smarthistory. art, history, conversation.

The Sun Stone (The Calendar Stone), Aztec

The Sun Stone (or The Calendar Stone), Aztec, reign of Moctezuma II (1502-20), discovered in 1790 at the southeastern edge of the Plaza Mayor (Zocalo) in Mexico City, stone (unfinished), 358 cm diameter x 98 cm depth (Museo Nacional de...
The Truth Behind the Nazca Lines
Video by AnthroKnowledgey

The Truth Behind the Nazca Lines

Most of us have heard of the mystical Nazca Lines in Peru, but what you may have heard on History Channel is not the real story behind them. If you're hungry for knowledge, watch this! Don't forget to like, subscribe, and smile! Catch...
Aristotle's Tomb Found in Greece
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Aristotle's Tomb Found in Greece

http://GreekReporter.com - Watch video from what archaeologists claim is Aristotle's tomb. Full story, photos and details http://greece.greekreporter.com/2016/05/26/aristotles-2400-year-old-tomb-found-at-stagira-photographs/ For more exclusive...
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