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Season 26 Episode 6 - Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven (1)
This is the bizarre and fascinating story of the remains of Inca culture, frozen for posterity high in the mountains of the Andes. Evidence has emerged of sacrifice to the mountain gods, whose existence dominated the civilization over 500 years ago. The film traces the frozen bodies of children uncovered by archaeologists in South America, and follows an archaeological expedition to a high-altitude sacred site in search of ritual remains and another body. How did they come to be there? Why did they go to their deaths willingly? What was the religious framework that dictated their sacrifice to fierce gods?
Episodes in Season 26
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
55 min
Chasing El Nino
55 min
Terror In Space
55 min
Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
55 min
Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius
55 min
Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven (1)
55 min
Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden (2)
55 min
Ice Mummies: Return of the Iceman (3)
55 min
Leopards of the Night with David Attenborough
55 min
The Perfect Pearl
55 min
The Beast of Loch Ness
55 min
Submarines, Secrets, and Spies
55 min
Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvin
55 min
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Fire (1)
55 min
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash (2)
55 min
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Plane Crash (3)
55 min
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Abandon Ship (4)
55 min
Battle Alert in the Gulf
55 min
Volcanoes of the Deep
55 min
Surviving AIDS
55 min
