An examination of how human remains found at an ancient cemetery near Lima, Peru, coupled with forensic science and historical documents, may upend the accepted story that a small band of Spanish conquistadors brought down the Inca Empire by ambushing the Incan emperor and his army in 1532. Included: comments from Peruvian archaeologist Guillermo Cock and ethnohistorian Maria Rostworowski; the conquistadors' reliance on Native American mercenaries.

NOVA Season 34 Episodes...

• s34e01 - Building On Ground Zero
• s34e02 - Mystery Of The Megavolcano
• s34e03 - The Deadliest Plane Crash
• s34e04 - Monster Of The Milky Way
• s34e05 - Wings Of Madness
• s34e06 - The Family That Walks On All Fours
• s34e07 - Underwater Dream Machine
• s34e08 - Percy Julian: Forgotten Genius
• s34e09 - The Last Great Ape
• s34e10 - Kings Of Camouflage
• s34e11 - First Flower
• s34e12 - Saved By The Sun
• s34e13 - Pocahontas Revealed
• s34e14 - Bone Diggers
• s34e15 - The Great Inca Rebellion

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