1491: The Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus
TV Show| Title | 1491: The Untold Story of the Americas Before Columbus |
| User score | 7.7 |
| Release date | Nov 8, 2017 |
| Release date of last episode | Dec 18, 2017 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Production country | Canada, Germany |
| Production companies | Aarrow Productions, Animiki See Digital Productions, ZDF |
| Series status | Returning series |
| Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 8 |
1491: The Untold Story of the Americas before Columbus is based on the book “1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus” by Charles C. Mann (Knopf, 2005). It brings to life the complexity, diversity and interconnectedness of Indigenous peoples in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus. Presented from an Indigenous-perspective the series is a journey along a timeline that dates from 20,000 years ago to 1491. The origins and history of ancient Indigenous societies in North, Central and South America are interpreted by leading Indigenous scholars and cultural leaders in the fields of archaeology, art history, ethnology, genetics, geology, and linguistics.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS1.E8 ∙ Continuance
Dec 18, 2017
S1.E7 ∙ Art
Dec 14, 2017
S1.E6 ∙ Science and Technology
Dec 11, 2017
S1.E5 ∙ Governance and Trade
Dec 4, 2017
S1.E4 ∙ Architecture
Nov 29, 2017
S1.E3 ∙ Agriculture
Nov 22, 2017
S1.E2 ∙ Environment
Nov 15, 2017
S1.E1 ∙ Origins
Nov 8, 2017
S0.E4 ∙ Episode 4
Apr 15, 2019
S0.E3 ∙ Episode 3
Apr 15, 2019
S0.E2 ∙ Episode 2
Dec 20, 2018
S0.E1 ∙ Episode 1
Dec 20, 2018
