2x02 America's Pyramids - Digging for the Truth Episode Guide

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Episode: 02x02
Title: America's Pyramids
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: N/A
First Aired: Jan. 30, 2006

Season 2 » Episode #02 - America's Pyramids

Digging for the Truth - 02x02 America's Pyramids

Summary: Join Josh Bernstein as he travels North America in search of its own pyramids.

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Guest Stars:

Host	played by Josh Bernstein
Richard Boyd	played by Richard Boyd
Archie Eschborn	played by Archie Eschborn
John Edward Kelly	played by John Edward Kelly
T.R. Kidder	played by T.R. Kidder
Jeffrey M. Mitchem	played by Jeffrey M. Mitchem
Grayhawk Perkins	played by Grayhawk Perkins

Episode Quotes

Season 2 / Episode 2: - America's Pyramids

Josh Bernstein: The Spanish didn't just bring guns. They also had many other weapons never seen by the natives, like steel swords, crossbows and, most importantly, horses. The horse was the most powerful psychological weapon in the Spanish arsenal.

Season 2 / Episode 2: - America's Pyramids

Josh Bernstein: ...Native Americans had been building pyramids, or mounds, for thousands of years. One of them, Cahokia, lay at the heart of a metropolis of 50,000 residents. Until its collapse in the 14th century, it was a large empire, as complex as any medieval European city-state. But by the time Hernando de Soto and the Spanish Conquistadors arrived, the power of the Mississippians was greatly reduced.

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TRIVIA

When Josh journeyed up a hill to Poverty Point, Louisiana, in order to view America's oldest pyramid, constructed in 1700 B.C., he was stung by fire ants, went into anaphylactic shock, and had to be hospitalized. The doctors at the hospital told him that if he had not self-administered shots of adrenaline and hypoallergenics,he would have died within minutes. However, Josh spent the night in the hospital, and the next day returned to Poverty Point to continue his expedition. Edited shots of Josh discovering his allergy to the fire ants' toxins, his nearly passing out, his journey to the hospital, his treatment there, and his exit from the hospital the next morning are all shown in brief filmed glimpses.

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