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- The Romans called them barbarians with full respect, because the Germanic tribes from the north were feared warriors. They also included the Suebi and Alamanni who settled in the southwest of what is now Germany. But the people of these tribes were anything but uncivilized. With the help of archaeologists, anthropologists and climate researchers, the documentary clarifies how the ancestors of today's Swabians and Alemanni lived, what culture they had, what gods they believed in, how they practiced handicrafts and how they grew food. Spectacular discoveries show that a number of traditions have been preserved up to the present day.
- The search for traces begins in the Rems-Murr district. In ancient times, the Upper German Limes ran straight through the country in this part of today's Germany and separated the Roman world from that of the Germanic peoples for about 200 years. At the same time it also marked a boundary between different levels of wealth. On the Roman side many lived comfortable, sometimes luxurious, lives. The Germanic tribes wanted to share in the treasures in the Roman provinces, to get everything they didn't have at home. Therefore, the Limes was attacked again and again from the 3rd century AD. During attacks and raids, the Germanic warriors broke through the border fortifications and trespassed deep into the southwest. Gradually, the Romans were able to protect their frontiers more and more poorly and finally Rome gave up the anti-Germanic protective wall completely from 259/260 AD. Now the way was finally free for the Germanic peoples, who moved from northern Germany to the southwest due to climatic changes and wanted to settle there.
- 2016–201745mTV EpisodeWhen the Germanic peoples settled in the southwest of what is now Germany, they did not take over the infrastructure, buildings and culture of the escaped Romans, but brought their own culture with them, while the legacies of the Roman Empire slowly crumbled. But were the new rulers of the country really unkempt, uncultivated and savage drinkers, or did they leave us more than you think? As self-sufficient men, the Germanic tribes were not only skilled hunters who knew how to use bows and arrows, but also trained farmers who wrested food from the barren soil, clad in fabrics they had woven themselves. Likewise, one of the most enduring cultural achievements is on their account. The invention of beer. After all, the right brew was needed for the communal drink when different tribes met at the thing-place to pay homage to the gods and to discuss how to proceed.
- 1982– 43mTV EpisodePyramids are among the oldest structures known to mankind. The geometric shape can be found in many cultures around the world. Harald Lesch explores the secrets behind the monumental buildings. Neither most nor the largest pyramids are in Egypt. In the Peruvian region of Lambayeque alone, 260 of these unusual buildings are rising. Unlike in Egypt, they did not serve exclusively as tombs of the rulers, but as palace temples. To the west of Cairo rises the only surviving wonder of the ancient world, the Pyramid of Cheops. It and its slightly smaller neighbors are among the most famous buildings in the world. For thousands of years, the monumental tombs of the pharaohs have captivated people. But the intriguing geometric shape is not an Egyptian monopoly. The emperor in faraway China also chose it for his tomb - and rebuilt entire landscapes for it. Pyramids can be found all over the world. From the Maya in Central America to present-day Iran. Allegedly, there are even 30,000-year-old pyramids in Bosnia. Why is this form found almost everywhere - among cultures that were far away in time and space, and who could not have known anything about each other? Researchers around the world have found that each culture had its own purpose for the pyramid - ranging from a tomb to a temple, from a multi-functional building to an observatory to a bloody sacrificial site. In northern Peru rise the gigantic "Gold Pyramids of Sican". Built from millions of mud bricks, their construction was an enormous collective effort, comparable to the work on the pyramids on the Nile. Archaeologists assume that the mud-brick mega-structures were not only used for religious ceremonies and as the burial place of the rulers. In the heyday of the culture, the ruling elites used the pyramids as representative residential buildings. And in times of crisis, they were probably also the scene of human sacrifices. The first emperor of China, Qin, had a huge landscape transformed into his funerary pyramid. So far, Chinese archaeologists have only partially excavated it, because it is said that there is a mortal danger inside. Rivers of mercury are said to protect the interior of the pyramid, according to old reports. And indeed, researchers have measured an increased mercury concentration in the vicinity of the funerary pyramid. The tomb became famous decades ago with the discovery of the Terracotta Army. It is one of the few excavated grave goods in the vast area of 56 square kilometers around the pyramid. What immeasurable treasures may have been given to Emperor Qin in his tomb and still slumber there untouched? In Mexico and Guatemala, new technologies are making sensational discoveries for Mayan researchers. With the LiDAR scanning process, the jungle can be digitally defoliated and shows what the ground hides under the canopy. Tens of thousands of previously unknown structures, including several pyramids, were thus revealed, providing clues as to why the great Mayan empire collapsed. Bosnia is home to the most controversial "pyramids" at the moment. Geologists see a pyramid-shaped mountain as just a whim of nature, others as a 30,000-year-old structure. For many esotericists, the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun has become a place of pilgrimage. They are convinced that cosmic energies are at work on the mountain. Harald Lesch sorts out the arguments for or against an ancient building. Harald Lesch presents these and other enigmatic buildings in the new episode "Terra X - Unsolved Cases of Archaeology: Pyramids".