| Summary: | Laser guided, copperhead tank busters, napalm, sarin gas, anthrax, nuclear bombs -- the technology of modern warfare now makes it possible to deliver widespread death and destruction anywhere in the world with the push of a button. Where did they come from, all these modern weapons of mass destruction? The answer, ancient Greece. During the next hoour we will go back 2,000 years to see in action the earliest ancestors of today's mightiest weapons. Where did it come from, this idea of totally transforming the natural landscape, of taking virgin wilderness and developing it into a powerful, civilized metropolis? Here in the new world the answer is the ancient Maya. During the next hour we will go deep into the heart of central America. Hard to imagine, but 2,000 years ago, when Washington DC was nothing but swampland, the Maya were busy transforming the jungle into the New World's first modern metropolis, complete with massive buildings, paved roads, sport stadiums, even a giant monument that sings like a bird.
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