Ancient Apocalypse

Looking into the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island and the series of deadly events that saw the entire social order of the island collapse, losing their culture to history

Looking back at the Aztecs, the last great civilisation and dominant power of Mesoamerica, and the encounters with European colonisers that decimated their empire

Archaeologists uncover fascinating historic secrets as they delve into the ancient world's greatest mysteries, beginning with the Minoans

Looking into the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island and the series of deadly events that saw the entire social order of the island collapse, losing their culture to history

Looking back at the Aztecs, the last great civilisation and dominant power of Mesoamerica, and the encounters with European colonisers that decimated their empire

Archaeologists examine the Moche people of Peru who flourished in a strip between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains for 650 years before succumbing to a series of disasters

Delving into the era of the Norse who continue to bewilder archaeologists with their sudden disappearance from historical record at the start of the 15th century

Archaeologists look back at the Khmer Empire, founded at the beginning of the 9th century, one of the most powerful states in Southast Asia

Archaeologists examine the Moche people of Peru who flourished in a strip between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains for 650 years before succumbing to a series of disasters

Delving into the era of the Norse who continue to bewilder archaeologists with their sudden disappearance from historical record at the start of the 15th century

Archaeologists look back at the Khmer Empire, founded at the beginning of the 9th century, one of the most powerful states in Southast Asia