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 passings willingly? What was the religious framework that dictated their sacrifice to fierce gods?

NOVA Season 26 Episodes...

• s26e01 - Lost At Sea: The Search For Longitude
• s26e02 - Chasing El Niño
• s26e03 - Terror In Space
• s26e04 - Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond
• s26e05 - Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius
• s26e06 - Ice Mummies (1): Frozen In Heaven
• s26e07 - Ice Mummies (2): Siberian Ice Maiden
• s26e08 - Ice Mummies (3): Return of the Iceman
• s26e09 - Leopards of the Night with David Attenborough
• s26e10 - The Perfect Pearl
• s26e11 - The Beast of Loch Ness
• s26e12 - Submarines, Secrets & Spies
• s26e13 - Surviving AIDS
• s26e14 - Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Fire (1)
• s26e15 - Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash (2)
• s26e16 - Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Plane Crash (3)
• s26e17 - Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Abandon Ship (4)
• s26e18 - Battle Alert in the Gulf
• s26e19 - Volcanoes of the Deep
• s26e20 - To the Moon

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Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science based television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won many major television awards, most of them many times over.