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Lost Treasures of the Maya

A new "treasure map" of the Maya world is transforming what we thought we knew of one of the world most mysterious ancient civilizations

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Ben Crichton

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documentary, history

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Frederick Productions,Boxoffice International Pictures (BIP)

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Building astonishing cities and
forging a spectacular civilization. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Building astonishing cities and forging a spectacular civili...

But as well as
stunning glories, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

But as well as stunning glories,

Because this
lavishly carved wall - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Because this lavishly carved wall

The Maya occupied a
vast region of Central America, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

The Maya occupied a vast region of Central America,

Marcello is excavating
a Maya city called La Corona - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Marcello is excavating a Maya city called La Corona

But apart from inscriptions
and carvings, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

But apart from inscriptions and carvings,

Over more than 2,000 years
the Maya tamed the jungle, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Over more than 2,000 years the Maya tamed the jungle,

What we see in the center
is the portrait of a Maya king. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

What we see in the center is the portrait of a Maya king.

Edwin is on the hunt
for new evidence, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Edwin is on the hunt for new evidence,

In Maya belief,
kings when they die, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

In Maya belief, kings when they die,

For over a decade, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

For over a decade,

But there was also
a dark side of blood, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

But there was also a dark side of blood,

Here is where the
intense part of the job comes in. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Here is where the intense part of the job comes in.

He's rising from
the sacred mountain - Lost Treasures of the Maya

He's rising from the sacred mountain

He's working with
fellow archaeologist - Lost Treasures of the Maya

He's working with fellow archaeologist

Fighting the rain, trying to
protect everything we have. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Fighting the rain, trying to protect everything we have.

And there's an inscription, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

And there's an inscription,

On the new high-tech map, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

On the new high-tech map,

Because for the first time, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Because for the first time,

Before the LiDAR
map no one had any idea - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Before the LiDAR map no one had any idea

The most astonishing
piece of information - Lost Treasures of the Maya

The most astonishing piece of information

This looks like we have
a pretty serious causeway - Lost Treasures of the Maya

This looks like we have a pretty serious causeway

When we got the
LiDAR data over El Zotz, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

When we got the LiDAR data over El Zotz,

Before, these buildings
were completely hidden - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Before, these buildings were completely hidden

A previously unknown road
running nearly half a mile - Lost Treasures of the Maya

A previously unknown road running nearly half a mile

Now, they're being laid bare. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Now, they're being laid bare.

Site director and
National Geographic explorer - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Site director and National Geographic explorer

Beneath the central king - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Beneath the central king

I'm thinking maybe
if you start down here - Lost Treasures of the Maya

I'm thinking maybe if you start down here

I was thinking this
area north of El Zotz, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

I was thinking this area north of El Zotz,

Tom and Edwin think the
newly identified buildings - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Tom and Edwin think the newly identified buildings

Rain storm over, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Rain storm over,

So we've just
come in from Belize - Lost Treasures of the Maya

So we've just come in from Belize

I mean, you look
at these features here - Lost Treasures of the Maya

I mean, you look at these features here

It will be great to see really, won't it,
if there's these strong links between - Lost Treasures of the Maya

It will be great to see really, won't it, if there'...

Each great Maya city
was its own kingdom, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Each great Maya city was its own kingdom,

That's cool, let's
go take a look over there, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

That's cool, let's go take a look over there,

Yeah, maybe we'll
find out more about this, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Yeah, maybe we'll find out more about this,

Something unusual
immediately catches his eye. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Something unusual immediately catches his eye.

In all, these kingdoms
dominated a massive part - Lost Treasures of the Maya

In all, these kingdoms dominated a massive part

That's a big stone,
that's a very large stone. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

That's a big stone, that's a very large stone.

This carved stone is a sign - Lost Treasures of the Maya

This carved stone is a sign

The new map reveals - Lost Treasures of the Maya

The new map reveals

The plan, guided
by the LiDAR map, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

The plan, guided by the LiDAR map,

It's not an
everyday kind of item - Lost Treasures of the Maya

It's not an everyday kind of item

Ever since discovering
the carved wall, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Ever since discovering the carved wall,

These caves, there's
nothing published on them, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

These caves, there's nothing published on them,

It's clear that this new site - Lost Treasures of the Maya

It's clear that this new site

Marcello's find was made
possible by an ambitious survey - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Marcello's find was made possible by an ambitious surve...

Oppressive heat,
dense vegetation - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Oppressive heat, dense vegetation

Many have disintegrated
over time - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Many have disintegrated over time

And others are found
long destroyed by looters
hunting for treasure. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

And others are found long destroyed by looters hunting for t...

Right now, no one
knows whether this cave - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Right now, no one knows whether this cave

By firing billions of laser
pulses at the jungle canopy, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

By firing billions of laser pulses at the jungle canopy,

And yet, over years
of excavation, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

And yet, over years of excavation,

Finding any evidence
of ritual activity - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Finding any evidence of ritual activity

It's Edwin's 15th season - Lost Treasures of the Maya

It's Edwin's 15th season

And right now he thinks
he's closing in on another. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

And right now he thinks he's closing in on another.

And have the same passion that you have
for something is really incredible. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

And have the same passion that you have for something is rea...

Without LiDAR,
you see only trees. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Without LiDAR, you see only trees.

So I found the burial
of the last one - Lost Treasures of the Maya

So I found the burial of the last one

But it's the very first
time with the new treasure map. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

But it's the very first time with the new treasure map.

Turn the LiDAR on and the entire
ancient world is laid bare. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Turn the LiDAR on and the entire ancient world is laid bare.

Almost immediately, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Almost immediately,

This is an ancient road that
we are walking, can you see that - Lost Treasures of the Maya

This is an ancient road that we are walking, can you see tha...

And not because it's
a tomb and, you know,
it's got some glamour, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

And not because it's a tomb and, you know, it's go...

More than 60,000 ancient
structures have been identified, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

More than 60,000 ancient structures have been identified,

Before these amazing
royal discoveries, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Before these amazing royal discoveries,

It's amazing to think
that in all likelihood - Lost Treasures of the Maya

It's amazing to think that in all likelihood

It seemed much smaller
than other great Maya cities. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

It seemed much smaller than other great Maya cities.

But now, Holmul is being
revealed in a whole new way, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

But now, Holmul is being revealed in a whole new way,

Only if the
team finds any remains - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Only if the team finds any remains

An ancient pyramid
hidden for centuries. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

An ancient pyramid hidden for centuries.

In San Diego, where I work, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

In San Diego, where I work,

And it seems the pyramid is just
one of a group of structures - Lost Treasures of the Maya

And it seems the pyramid is just one of a group of structure...

Back at La Corona, Guatemalan
archaeologist Marissa Lopez - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Back at La Corona, Guatemalan archaeologist Marissa Lopez

We could have
seen a step here, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

We could have seen a step here,

Today, I'm being joined
by Francisco - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Today, I'm being joined by Francisco

The new treasure map - Lost Treasures of the Maya

The new treasure map

Inside, Marissa's
finding the remains - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Inside, Marissa's finding the remains

The Maya often broke pottery - Lost Treasures of the Maya

The Maya often broke pottery

This tall building
would have been decorated - Lost Treasures of the Maya

This tall building would have been decorated

Called the Pacunam
LiDAR initiative, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

Called the Pacunam LiDAR initiative,

So this could be a sign
of ritual offering. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

So this could be a sign of ritual offering.

What you would see
if you flew over this area - Lost Treasures of the Maya

What you would see if you flew over this area

It's entirely feasible
that the Maya ventured down - Lost Treasures of the Maya

It's entirely feasible that the Maya ventured down

The new map is a result
of a massive survey - Lost Treasures of the Maya

The new map is a result of a massive survey

What we're seeing
here is obviously a piece - Lost Treasures of the Maya

What we're seeing here is obviously a piece

One of the engineers behind the
survey is Juan-Carlos Fernandez Diaz. - Lost Treasures of the Maya

One of the engineers behind the survey is Juan-Carlos Fernan...

- Yeah.
- But yet not around here, - Lost Treasures of the Maya

- Yeah. - But yet not around here,

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A new "treasure map" of the Maya world is transforming what we thought we knew of one of the world most mysterious ancient civilizations

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Director: Ben Crichton

Writer: N/A

Production: Frederick Productions,Boxoffice International Pictures (BIP)

Genre: documentary, history

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

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Released: 17 May 2019

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