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National Geographic explores the building techniques at Machu Picchu. Temples, altars and residences of this steep mountain city have resisted torrential rains, landslides and earth tremors since being abandoned by the Incas. (46 min)

Twenty-five hundred years before Rome, ancient Egyptian temples, fortresses, pyramids and palaces forever redefined the limits of architectural possibility. (100 min, 11 segments)

Complete the mysterious puzzle of the Maya civilization in Mexico and Guatemala through cumulative discoveries from the history of Mayan archaeology. (36 min, 4 segments)

This documentary explores huge & mysterious temple complexes built in South India more than 1,000 years ago starting with the reign of Rajaraja Cholan, one of India’s greatest kings. (53 min, 6 segments)

A civilization that was lost through time is finally rediscovered through the deciphering of their language and hieroglyphs from around 1595 BC. (42 min, 6 segments)

This great episode covers treasures 49 to 54 - Some treasures are well known but there are a few obscure but astonishing stuff. Look especially for the rock cut churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia. (58 min, 9 segments)

Angkor Wat is Treasure 23 and The Stone Faces at Bayon in Angkor Thom is Treasure 24. (11:50 minutes in 2 segments)

The fascinating stories of the Pharoahs, Ahmose and brother Kamose, Hatshepsut and her stepson Tuthmosis III. (44 min, 8 segments)