there is something so special that comes with taking a page, opening a book and reading that page yourself. ifill: those are some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you re own chief life officer. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: milwaukee joined the list of cities today in the spotlight over fatal police shootings. that came with the news that a white policeman who killed a mentally ill black man to death in april, won t face criminal charges. officer christoph
special that comes with taking a page, opening a book and reading that page yourself. ifill: those are some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you re own chief life officer. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: milwaukee joined the list of cities today in the spotlight over fatal police shootings. that came with the news that a white policeman who killed a mentally ill black man to death in april, won t face criminal charges. officer christopher manney shot dontre ha
there is something so special that comes with taking a page, opening a book and reading that page yourself. ifill: those are some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you re own chief life officer. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: milwaukee joined the list of cities today in the spotlight over fatal police shootings. that came with the news that a white policeman who killed a mentally ill black man to death in april, won t face criminal charges. officer christoph
in the forests and jungles of other realms, maya kings rule great cities with the force of their own personalities. they build temples and huge stone billboards to prop up royal dynasties that have little actual power. they perform gruesome rituals that require the skins of other people. they go to war and capture players for their ball games games where the losers never play again. today, inside ancient pyramids archaeologists face real danger to bring the story of these kings and their politics out of the past. before the arrival of europeans two extraordinary civilizations flourished in mesoamerica. both the aztecs and the maya had cultures of startling sophistication, and political systems that were enormously complex. archaeologists are intrigued by ancient political systems. they want to know how these systems were organized and how they evolved. archaeologist arthur demarest. throughout the course of human history societies have bece ever more complex. political syst
at vacation retreats in ancient mexico, aztec kings bathe while their armies sack and burn a remote town. thousands of captives are marched to the capital where their hearts are offered to gods who sanctioned conquest. every city and town in the empire pays tribute in exact amount and kind as specified by the aztecs or risks horrible consequences. in the forests and jungles of other realms, maya kings rule great cities with the force of their own personalities. they build temples and huge stone billboards to prop up royal dynasties that have little actual power. they perform gruesome rituals that require the skins of other people. they go to war and capture players for their ball games games where the losers never play again. today, inside ancient pyramids archaeologists face real danger to bring the story of these kings and their politics out of the past. before the arrival of europeans two extraordinary civilizations flourished in mesoamerica. both the aztecs and the maya