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Long before Columbus, the Maya established one of the most highly developed civilizations of their time in the jungles of Mexico and Central America. Yet this advanced society of priests, astronomers, artisans, and farmers suddenly and mysteriously collapsed more than a thousand years ago.
Accompany archaeologists to Copan, Dos Pilas, and other spectacular Classic Maya ruins as they unearth artifacts and huge temples of incredible beauty. Recently deciphered hieroglyphics and other new discoveries offer astounding clues to the lives of these ancient people. You'll hear the startling story of one kingdom's downfall and its final desperate hours of violent warfare.
Through spine-tingling recreations, witness ancient rituals reenacted on sites where they originally occurred. And meet the enduring Maya who still maintain many of their ancestor's traditions.
Profiles of keepers around the world demonstrate how these guardians of endangered wild species face the problems and complexities of their relationships with captive animals.
Presents the exploration of the Skeleton Coast along the southwestern shore of Africa by wildlife photographers Des and Jen Bartlett, focusing on the elephants of the Namib Desert and how they traverse 40-50 miles of desert to reach the coast; and on the Bartlett's living and working arrangements in this environment as they pursue their wildlife conservation efforts.
Presentation of man's relationship to fresh water and an examination of the controversy over whose needs determine water use in the United States with examples of wetland, river, and non-renewable water- supplies given to show how water becomes power.
Surviving Everest is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Everest. It was directed by Martha Conboy in 1993 and produced by National Geographic. It is a part of the series National Geographic Explorer . It features Edmund Hillary, Chris Bonington, Reinhold Messner, Lou Whittaker, Jim Whittaker, Tim Macartney-Snape and others.
Explorer follows Bob Ballard and veterans from both America and Japan as they search for ships that were sunk during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
