Museum Secrets: Inside the National Museum of Anthropology - Mexico City
COMPLETE COLLECTION (22 Episodes) • 44m
This impressive modern museum, visited by 2 million people every year, tells the story of Mexico from before the Mayan civilization to the Spanish conquest.
In this episode, a chemical engineer and some Mexican athletes help us discover whether the rubber ball used on the ancient Mayan playing field contained a human skull. We dive into a watery cave to discover the Mayan path to the afterlife, then investigate the power of a crystal skull to reveal the secrets of the dead. We pilot an ancient canoe through Aztec canals to discover why modern Mexico City is sinking, then discover how a valiant gladiator defeated a score of Aztec warriors armed with the world’s sharpest swords. And finally, we discover how a dress worn by the most notorious woman in Mexican history led to a massacre that changed history.
Up Next in COMPLETE COLLECTION (22 Episodes)
-
Museum Secrets: Inside the Pergamon a...
On the famed “Museum Island” in the river that winds through Berlin are five world-class museums that display antiquities from prehistory to the mid 20th Century.
In this episode, we pit two skilled warriors against each other to discover why some Viking swords are more deadly than others. We ...
-
Museum Secrets: Inside the Palacio Re...
Both a museum and the official palace of the Spanish royal family, the Palacio Real features armour, artworks and treasures that were once the private possessions of Spain’s kings and queens.
In this episode, we discover that Spain reached its height of glory not through the acquisition of sil...
-
Museum Secrets: Inside the Israel Mus...
Visited by a million people every year, the Israel Museum features the most extensive collection of biblical and Holy Land archeology in the world.
In this episode, we investigate a heel bone with a nail through it that has the power to change the accepted image of Christ’s crucifixion. We op...
