Foundations
Dr Jago Cooper reassesses the achievements of the Inca Empire. He begins in Peru, where new evidence challenges preconceptions about its origins and significance.
Dr Jago Cooper reassesses the achievements of the Inca Empire. He begins in Peru, where evidence is still being uncovered that challenges preconceptions about its origins and significance. Venturing from the coast to the clouds, he reveals how the Inca transformed one of the most challenging landscapes in the world to ward off the worst effects of the climate, and created sophisticated systems of communication. He shows how one of many independent societies became a commanding empire - not through force, but by using subtle methods of persuasion.
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The Keshwa Chaca rope bridge
Duration: 02:26
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Inca agriculture at Moray
Duration: 01:42
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The Sapa Inca – the son of the sun
Duration: 01:05
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Apparat
Goodbye
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Jago Cooper |
Production Company | IWC Media |
Producer | Dominic Gallagher |
Director | Dominic Gallagher |
Executive Producer | Ross Harper |
Broadcasts
- Thu 8 Jan 2015 21:00
- Fri 9 Jan 2015 02:40
- Mon 12 Jan 2015 22:00
- Thu 19 Mar 2015 22:00
- Fri 20 Mar 2015 02:40
- Mon 21 Sep 2015 21:00
- Tue 22 Sep 2015 03:00
- Thu 24 Sep 2015 01:20
- Sat 20 Feb 2016 20:00
- Tue 13 Dec 2016 22:00
- Wed 14 Dec 2016 02:00
- Sat 28 Oct 2017 19:00
- Sun 29 Oct 2017 01:35
- Fri 23 Mar 2018 00:45
- Wed 1 Aug 2018 00:30
- Sat 16 Mar 2019 19:00
- Sun 17 Mar 2019 01:50
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