Ancient Worlds RSS feed for Wyoming PBS programming.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/en-ushttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:27:41 -0400Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:27:41 -0400http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1354559410/Rabbis struggle to reinvigorate Judaism after the Romans destroy temples; the rise of Christianity.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1354559410/Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:33:26 -0800CultureCulture/Holidays & SeasonalCulture/Spirituality & ReligionHistoryHistory/Middle Ages (300 AD - 1400 AD)RegionRegion/Middle EastScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyRabbis struggle to reinvigorate Judaism after the Romans destroy temples.tv-greligion, Judaism, Middle East, Israel, antiquity, ancient historyCultureCulture/Holidays & SeasonalCulture/Spirituality & ReligionHistoryHistory/Middle Ages (300 AD - 1400 AD)RegionRegion/Middle EastScienceScience/Archaeology & Anthropologyhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1354548543/Conflict erupts between Jews and Romans when Pompeii enters Judah in 63 B.C.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1354548543/Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:33:25 -0800CultureCulture/Holidays & SeasonalCulture/Spirituality & ReligionHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)RegionRegion/Middle EastScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyConflict erupts between Jews and Romans when Pompeii enters Judah in 63 B.C.tv-greligion, Judaism, Middle East, Israel, antiquity, ancient historyCultureCulture/Holidays & SeasonalCulture/Spirituality & ReligionHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)RegionRegion/Middle EastScienceScience/Archaeology & Anthropologyhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1354542849/Ezra reads the Bible to illiterate Judeans in 458 B.C.; the Maccabees defend their religious freedom.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1354542849/Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:33:30 -0800CultureCulture/Holidays & SeasonalCulture/Spirituality & ReligionHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)RegionRegion/Middle EastScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyEzra reads the Bible to illiterate Judeans in 458 B.C.tv-greligion, Judaism, Middle East, Israel, antiquity, ancient historyCultureCulture/Holidays & SeasonalCulture/Spirituality & ReligionHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)RegionRegion/Middle EastScienceScience/Archaeology & Anthropologyhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1354541084/In 586 B.C., exiled Israelites write down stories of Judah.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1354541084/Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:33:23 -0800CultureCulture/Holidays & SeasonalCulture/Spirituality & ReligionHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)ScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyIn 586 B.C., exiled Israelites write down stories of Judah.tv-greligion, Judaism, Israel, archaeology, antiquity, ancient historyCultureCulture/Holidays & SeasonalCulture/Spirituality & ReligionHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)ScienceScience/Archaeology & Anthropologyhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1336049754/In a remote corner of the Himalaya, in the forbidden kingdom of Mustang, a team of climbers scale cliffs to climb into mysterious caves for the first time and discover ancient cave temples lost to the modern world.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1336049754/Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:28:27 -0800HistoryHistory/Asia-PacificHistory/WorldRegionRegion/Asia-PacificScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyIn a remote corner of the Himalaya, climbers scale cliffs to climb into mysterious caves.nrHistoryHistory/Asia-PacificHistory/WorldRegionRegion/Asia-PacificScienceScience/Archaeology & Anthropologyhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1051895565/An archeological detective story traces the origins of the Hebrew Bible.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1051895565/Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:27:34 -0700Arts & LiteratureArts & Literature/WritingCultureCulture/CommunitiesCulture/Spirituality & ReligionHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)RegionRegion/Middle EastScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyAn archeological detective story traces the origins of the Hebrew Bible.tv-pgBible, HebrewArts & LiteratureArts & Literature/WritingCultureCulture/CommunitiesCulture/Spirituality & ReligionHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)RegionRegion/Middle EastScienceScience/Archaeology & Anthropologyhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1051895972/Do the remains of a tiny hobbit-like creature on the island of Flores belong to a new human species?http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1051895972/Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:16:21 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/BiodiversityRegionRegion/Asia-PacificScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyScience/BiologyDo the remains of a tiny hobbit-like creature belong to a new human species?tv-pgfossils, bones, IndonesiaNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/BiodiversityRegionRegion/Asia-PacificScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyScience/Biologyhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1022686073/Experts in Alaska investigate how dinosaurs managed to thrive in polar regions.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1022686073/Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:57:00 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/EarthScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyExperts in Alaska investigate how dinosaurs managed to thrive in polar regions.tv-pgalaska, Arctic, asteroid impact, Colville River, Cretaceous, dinosaurs, extinction, fossils, warm-blooded, North Slope, paleontology, permafrostNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/AnimalsNature & Environment/EarthScienceScience/Archaeology & Anthropologyhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1204753806/5000 ago, the Minoans, Europe's first great civilization, flourished on the island of Crete. The sophisticated inhabitants were the first Europeans to use a written language and construct paved roads. But inexplicably, at the height of their power, the Minoans were wiped from the pages of history. The reason for their disappearance has perplexed historians for generations -- until now.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1204753806/Thu, 3 Sep 2009 06:49:09 -0700HistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)History/EuropeScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyUncover history-changing evidence of what happened to the ancient Minoanstv-pgGreece, History, tsunamis, archaeology, Minoans, ancient civilization, sedimentHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)History/EuropeScienceScience/Archaeology & Anthropologyhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1215284329/In A.D. 79, the people of Herculaneum, a seaside town in Italy's Bay of Naples, watched in horror as Mount Vesuvius erupted, hurling a boiling, churning column of gas and ash 10 miles high into the sky towards the neighboring city of Pompeii. It was only a matter of time before Vesuvius would unleash its fury on Herculaneum, killing its citizens in an even more spectacular and gruesome way.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1215284329/Thu, 3 Sep 2009 06:52:36 -0700Arts & LiteratureArts & Literature/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)Arts & Literature/ArchitectureArts & Literature/SculptureHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)History/EuropeRegionRegion/EuropeDiscover the fabled city of Herculaneum destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius 2,000 years agotv-pgvolcanoes, Italy, archaeology, Herculaneum, Vesuvius, ancient civilizations, Roman, frescoesArts & LiteratureArts & Literature/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)Arts & Literature/ArchitectureArts & Literature/SculptureHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)History/EuropeRegionRegion/Europehttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1207009525/Archaeologists make a grisly find: Four hundred skeletons buried in a mass grave. The bodies have lain undisturbed for 500 years, since the time of the Spanish conquest. But this is no ordinary gravesite. The remains suggest these people met a gruesome end at the hands of the Aztecs, who ruled Mesoamerica in the 14th through 16th centuries. But who were the victims and why were they killed?http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1207009525/Thu, 3 Sep 2009 06:44:14 -0700HistoryHistory/EuropeHistory/The AmericasRegionRegion/Latin AmericaScienceScience/Archaeology & Anthropology400 skeletons are found in Zultapec. Who were the victims and why were they killed?nrwar, History, massacre, The Americas, Aztecs, Hernando Cortes, blood sacrifice, conquistadorsHistoryHistory/EuropeHistory/The AmericasRegionRegion/Latin AmericaScienceScience/Archaeology & Anthropologyhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/980048895/The story behind the centuries-long decipherment of ancient Maya hieroglyphs.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/980048895/Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:42:32 -0700Arts & LiteratureArts & Literature/WritingCultureHistoryHistory/The AmericasHistory/WorldScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyThe story behind the centuries-long decipherment of ancient Maya hieroglyphs.tv-pgancient, Central America, civilization, decipher, decode, glyph, inscription, language, Maya, MexicoArts & LiteratureArts & Literature/WritingCultureHistoryHistory/The AmericasHistory/WorldScienceScience/Archaeology & Anthropologyhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1050822242/Surprising fossils from northeastern China spur a debate over how birds evolved.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/1050822242/Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:07:39 -0700Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/AnimalsScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyScience/BiologySurprising fosils from northeastern China spur a debate over how birds evolved.tv-pgpaleontology, evolution, fossil, dinosaur, flightNature & EnvironmentNature & Environment/AnimalsScienceScience/Archaeology & AnthropologyScience/Biologyhttp://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/980040228/How did the ancient Athenians build this near-flawless icon of Greece's golden age? Secrets of the Parthenon received a 2009 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming.http://video.wyomingpbs.org/video/980040228/Fri, 6 Mar 2009 06:36:09 -0800Arts & LiteratureArts & Literature/ArchitectureHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)How did the ancient Athenians build this near-flawless icon of Greece's golden age?tv-pgancient, Acropolis, architecture, Athenian, design, engineering, Greece, GreekArts & LiteratureArts & Literature/ArchitectureHistoryHistory/Ancient & Classical (8000 BC - 400 AD)