Secrets of the Dead

Carthage's Lost Warriors

In 146 BC, as the Romans conquered the vast Carthaginian Empire in North Africa, thousands of people fled their homeland. Now, science is suggesting some may have taken refuge thousands of miles away in South America. In addition to the scientific evidence, blonde, blue eyed indigenes suggest that contact with the West occurred long before Columbus arrived.

Kuelap, the Giant Fortress Built by the Chachapoya

2m 48s

Could the Celts and Carthaginians have made it as far Kuelap, the giant fortress built by the Chachapoya?

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    The Petroglyphs on Pedra do Ingá

    S13 E3 - 2m 10s

    Countless figures and symbols have been engraved into the monolith since the Itacoatiara culture existed in Rio Paraíba. At an early stage local archaeologists noticed that many of the petroglyphs on the Rock of the Ingá displayed similarities with writing from the Old World in classical times.

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    Preview | Carthage's Lost Warriors

    S13 E3 - 30s

    In 146 BC, as the Romans conquered the vast Carthaginian Empire in North Africa, thousands of people fled their homeland. Now, science is suggesting some may have taken refuge thousands of miles away in South America. In addition to the scientific evidence, blonde, blue eyed indigenes suggest that contact with the West occurred long before Columbus arrived.

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