Nova

Season 26 Episode 6: Escape: Because Accidents Happen, Abandon Ship

51 Seasons Nov 24, 1998 TV-PG 55m 8.7

This is the bizarre and fascinating story of the remains of Inca culture, frozen for posterity high in the mountains of the Andes. Evidence has emerged of sacrifice to the mountain gods, whose existence dominated the civilization over 500 years ago. The film traces the frozen bodies of children uncovered by archaeologists in South America, and follows an archaeological expedition to a high-altitude sacred site in search of ritual remains and another body. How did they come to be there? Why di...

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Season 26 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Beast of Loch Ness

1. The Beast of Loch Ness

Aired: Oct 6, 1998

An account of Dr. Robert Rines' expedition during the Summer of 1997 to find ...

Episode 2 Submarines, Secrets, and Spies

2. Submarines, Secrets, and Spies

Aired: Oct 13, 1998

A massive planet-sized machine controls our weather day-to-day, and our clima...

Episode 3 Surviving AIDS

3. Surviving AIDS

Aired: Oct 27, 1998

Experience the harrowing and life-threatening problems aboard the aging Mir s...

Episode 4 Escape: Because Accidents Happen, Car Crash

4. Escape: Because Accidents Happen, Car Crash

Aired: Nov 3, 1998

NOVA goes behind the scenes in Hollywood, where the art of illusion meets the...

Episode 5 Escape: Because Accidents Happen, Fire

5. Escape: Because Accidents Happen, Fire

Aired: Nov 10, 1998

The shattered remnants of the Roman city of Pompeii bear witness to the risk ...

Episode 6 Escape: Because Accidents Happen, Abandon Ship

6. Escape: Because Accidents Happen, Abandon Ship

Aired: Nov 24, 1998

This is the bizarre and fascinating story of the remains of Inca culture, fro...

Episode 7 Escape: Because Accidents Happen, Plane Crash

7. Escape: Because Accidents Happen, Plane Crash

Aired: Nov 24, 1998

The Siberian Ice Maiden, discovered in the Pastures of Heaven, on the high St...

Episode 8 Ice Mummies: The Siberian Ice Maiden

8. Ice Mummies: The Siberian Ice Maiden

Aired: Nov 24, 1998

Cutting-edge science and archaeology are reconstructing the life and culture ...

Episode 9 Battle Alert in the Gulf

9. Battle Alert in the Gulf

Aired: Dec 1, 1998

Night stalkers by nature, leopards are observed both by night and day, using ...

Episode 10 Volcanoes of the Deep

10. Volcanoes of the Deep

Aired: Dec 29, 1998

The pearl—the only gem produced by a living animal—has long carried a certain...

Episode 11 To the Moon

11. To the Moon

Aired: Jan 12, 1999

The mission was impossible. The odds were astronomical. The results were spec...

Episode 12 Fall of the Leaning Tower

12. Fall of the Leaning Tower

Aired: Jan 19, 1999

At the height of the Cold War, US subs gathered secrets that neither spies no...

Episode 13 Time Travel

13. Time Travel

Aired: Oct 6, 1999

A discussion of whether or not time travel is possible and the mechanisms tha...

Episode 14 The Killer's Trail: The Story of Dr. Sam Sheppard

14. The Killer's Trail: The Story of Dr. Sam Sheppard

Aired: Feb 16, 1999

The real case what inspired one of the more famous TV series of all times, "T...

Episode 15 Island of the Spirits

15. Island of the Spirits

Aired: Feb 16, 1999

Episode 16 Decoding Nazi Secrets

16. Decoding Nazi Secrets

Aired: Feb 17, 1999

Episode 17 Voyage of Doom

17. Voyage of Doom

Aired: Feb 17, 1999

Episode 18 Electric Heart

18. Electric Heart

Aired: Feb 23, 1999

Episode 19 Hokkaido: Island of the Spirits

19. Hokkaido: Island of the Spirits

Aired: Mar 30, 1999

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Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Documentary