See archival images and stills of individuals featured in Carthage’s Lost Warriors.
Behind the Scenes Gallery
Ahren carved into the rock of the Brazilian state of Paraíba Ingá
Glyphs could be of Celtic origin – as amateur researchers speculate.
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Ancient Carthaginian ships sailing off the coast of Brazil - a bold vision or a historical event (animation)
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Ancient axe head from Amazonia
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Mummies of the Chachapoyas
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Ancient Carthage went down by flame and sword. But whither fled the survivors still puzzles scientists (animation).
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Dr. Peter Lerche
For 30 years, German ethnologist Dr. Peter Lerche has been unraveling the mystery of the Chachapoyas in the mountain rain forest of Peru.
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The filmmaker Michael Gregory shooting in Paraíba, Brazil
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The Chachapoyas used the technique of trepanation later mastered by European Celts.
The skull holes were made for medical and religious purposes.
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The fortress walls of Chachapoyas Kuelap
The fortress walls of Chachapoyas Kuelap, these same ancient buildings were common in the Mediterranean.
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The high seas fleet of the Carthaginians could theoretically cross the Atlantic (animation).
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The mummies of the Chachapoyas
The mummies of the Chachapoyas provide scientists with important clues about their origin.
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Rocio Paz Sotero
Peruvian archaeologist Rocio Paz Sotero examines the mummies from destroyed graves of the Chachapoyas.
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The round stone houses of the Chachapoyas
The round stone houses of the Chachapoyas in the Peruvian Andes - same as 2,000 year old Celtic remains in northern Spain.
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Clotilde Alva
The potter Clotilde Alva from the Chachapoyas – site Huancas (Peru ) maintains the cultural heritage of her legendary ancestors.
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Copper ax appeared in the Amazon jungle
This enigmatic copper ax appeared in the Amazon jungle - evidence of transatlantic contacts long before Columbus.
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Professor Vanderley de Brito
Professor Vanderley de Brito working on deciphering the carvings in the rock of the Brazilian state of Paraíba Ingá – glyphs from over 2,000 years ago.
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Grave robbers damaged these Chachapoyas mummies in search of fabrics and gold jewelry.
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The ruins of Kuelap in Peru
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Rock of Ingá in the Brazilian mountains
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Did the ancestors of the Indo- blond peasant girl Cecilia Flores come from Europe long before Columbus?
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Cameraman Alexander Hein during filming in Chachapoyas Peru.
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Celtic fortress Castro de Baroña in northwestern Spain has an amazing resemblance to the pre-Columbian Chachapoyas Kuelap City in Peru.
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Professor Hans Giffhorn presents the hypothesis that the Celts and Carthaginians journeyed to Peru almost 2,000 years ago.
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