Ancient Voices, Modern World

All Episodes 2008 - 2009

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  • 2008-11-29T05:00:00Z
  • 50m
  • 2h 30m (3 episodes)
  • United States
  • Documentary
Ancient Voices, Modern World is the National Geographic series that takes a look at hidden cultures that have preserved their ancient ways in the face of modern society. Viewers join anthropologist Wade Davis who hosts the journeys to these unseen places where people still live as their ancestors do when the rest of the world is developing into technological modern civilizations. Venture into the Amazon, where you can see the Barasana river people. In war-torn Colombia there are people still living with the ancient ways. Venture to the Central Asian steppes of Mongolia to see descendants of Genghis Kahn who have remained in their traditional ways. Finally, go down under to the Australian outback to see the disappearing cultures of the region. Tune in with Wade Davis as he tours the world visiting cultures that are overlooked by today's modern society in Ancient Voices

4 episodes

Series Premiere

1x01 Mongolia

Series Premiere

1x01 Mongolia

  • no air date50m

Acclaimed anthropologist and explorer Wade Davis travels to the Central Asian steppes of Mongolia to meet descendents of Genghis Khan. These people are remnants of an ancient nomadic horse culture that thrived in the region's harsh conditions for more than 2,000 years.

2009-08-29T04:00:00Z

1x02 Australia

1x02 Australia

  • 2009-08-29T04:00:00Z50m

National Geographic joins Wade Davis on a journey deep into the Australian outback to document the disappearing cultures of Australia's Aborigines, thought to be one of the oldest groups of peoples on earth. After losing clan members to disease, war, and famine–as well as battling enforced relocations–small Aboriginal clans must fight to keep traditions alive for the next generation.

2009-07-18T04:00:00Z

1x03 Amazon

1x03 Amazon

  • 2009-07-18T04:00:00Z50m

National Geographic ventures into the rain forest with Wade Davis for an up-close look at the Barasana River people, a group believed to be descendents of the legendary "lost" Amazonians. Davis embarks on a symbolic journey that will honour the group's ancestors and witnesses the rituals that demonstrate respect for this tropical landscape.

2008-11-29T05:00:00Z

1x04 Colombia

1x04 Colombia

  • 2008-11-29T05:00:00Z50m

Acclaimed anthropologist and explorer Wade Davis makes a remarkable journey into the heart of war-torn Colombia to visit one of the indigenous groups that call themselves the Elder Brothers. These extraordinary people claim to be the last descendants of a once-great civilization, the Tairona, and to speak with their voice. Could they be the last window we have on the great high civilizations of the ancient Americas?

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