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Saison 1 Épisode 4 - Easter Island: The Big Taboo
Science et Nature
What if the veil was finally lifted on one of the greatest enigmas in the history of mankind, namely the disappearance of the Rapa Nui?
Langues Audio: English
Sous-titres: English
Avec:Peter Eeckhout
Réalisé par:Agnès Molia
Saison 1
S01:E01 - A Perfume of Antiquity
In southern Italy, an archaeologist and a chemist are joining forces to achieve the impossible.
S01:E02 - Australia - the Big Book of the Aboriginals
In the Dampier archipelago, in north-western Australia, archaeologists are deciphering one of the greatest books of history ever written by man.
S01:E03 - Brazil: The First Americans
In Serra Capivara, a national park in the Northeast Region of Brazil, a Franco-Brazilian team found traces of the very first Americans...
S01:E04 - Easter Island: The Big Taboo
What if the veil was finally lifted on one of the greatest enigmas in the history of mankind, namely the disappearance of the Rapa Nui?
S01:E05 - Lalibela: Light on a Legend
A small town lost in the heart of the Ethiopian mountains, Lalibela has attracted tens of thousands of Orthodox pilgrims every year for the past 800 years.
S01:E06 - Great Zimbabwe: Rediscovering the Past
African archaeologists are attempting to shed light on the long-contested history of Great Zimbabwe, one of the most fascinating sites in sub-Saharan Africa.
S01:E07 - Hegra: In the Footsteps of the Nabataeans
In the Hijaz desert, in the north-west of Saudi Arabia, lies a mysterious ancient city called Hegra. Until recently, the site had never been thoroughly excavated.
S01:E08 - Ichijödani: A Return to the Source
In Ichijôdani, Japan, deep beneath the rice fields, archaeologists have excavated a medieval town abandoned 400 years earlier.
S01:E09 - Mayan Astrology: An Instrument of Political Power
Capable of predicting eclipses, equinoxes and solstices, the Maya were one of the most knowledgeable pre-Columbian peoples of Central America.
S01:E10 - Pachacamac: The "Lourdes" of the Pre-Columbian Era (Peru)
In Peru, on the shores of the Pacific, an Inca city buried under the desert sands has intrigued archaeologists for almost a hundred years.
S01:E11 - Persepolis: The Persian Paradise (Iran)
Nestled in the Iranian highlands, lies the cradle of the Persian Empire, one of the greatest civilisations of Antiquity.
S01:E12 - Nero's Folly (Rome)
In Italy’s capital city, archaeologists of the École française de Rome have discovered an exceptional building that had been sought for centuries...
S01:E13 - Orkney Islands: A Neolithic Pilgrmiage (Scotland)
Archaeologists have been digging for nearly 13 years the remains of a mysterious set of very large buildings surrounded by a massive stone wall erected during the late Neolithic.
S01:E14 - El Argar, a Forgotten Civilization (Spain)
Everyone has heard of the Greeks, the Romans, and the Celts. These brilliant and prosperous civilizations have marked the history of Europe and the Mediterranean Basin.
S01:E15 - The Origins of Angkor
In the mountains of Cambodia, 50 km from Angkor and its famous temples, archaeologist Jean-Baptiste Chevance tirelessly excavates the remains of Mahendraparvata.
S01:E16 - The Secret of the Nazca Lines
The craziest theories have attempted to explain the famous Nasca lines.
S01:E17 - The Yakut People: A Siberian Mystery
Yakutia - one of the coldest inhabited areas of the globe - extends beneath the polar circle to the east of Siberia.
S01:E18 - Titicaca: The Sea of the Tiwanaku
In the heart of the Andes, Peru and Bolivia share one of the most sacred places in Latin America: Lake Titicaca.
S01:E19 - Troy, Close to the Myth
Has the legendary city of Troy described by Homer in the Iliad ever existed?
S01:E20 - Twilight of the Mochicas
One of the driest deserts in the world lies at the foot of the Andes. 1,500 years ago, the Mochica culture – alternatively called the Moche.