To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
A monumental stone, or stela
Please log in to add to collections.
Lost Treasures of the Maya

A monumentalstone, or stela, that could reveal carvings

A monumental
stone, or stela, that could reveal carvings

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.048
A monumental stone, or stela,
00:00:03.056 --> 00:00:06.024
that could reveal carvings.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:44
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Frederick Productions,Boxoffice International Pictures (BIP)

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

A new "treasure map" of the Maya world is transforming what we thought we knew of one of the world most mysterious ancient civilizations
S01 • E04 As well as the palaces and plazas of Xunantunich, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:12
As well as the palaces and plazas of Xunantunich,
S01 • E03 Even though we knew they went together, one by one. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
Even though we knew they went together, one by one.
S01 • E01 Its shape and location leave the team in no doubt - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:09
Its shape and location leave the team in no doubt
S01 • E03 Heather has studied San Bartolo since 2001. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
Heather has studied San Bartolo since 2001.
S01 • E02 Archaeologist Alex Tokovinine - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
Archaeologist Alex Tokovinine
S01 • E01 We have evidence on the very surface of this altar - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:10
We have evidence on the very surface of this altar
S01 • E03 Now, for the very first time, she's about to see the city fully revealed - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:08
Now, for the very first time, she's about to see the ci...
S01 • E02 If he can read any carvings, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
If he can read any carvings,
S01 • E04 We're in the middle of a ball court at Xunantunich. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
We're in the middle of a ball court at Xunantunich.
S01 • E04 The aim was to get a ball - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
The aim was to get a ball
S01 • E01 The kinds of rituals that were involved here are difficult to imagine. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
The kinds of rituals that were involved here are difficult t...
S01 • E02 The Maya were obsessive recorders of names, places and dates, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:12
The Maya were obsessive recorders of names, places and dates...
S01 • E01 Rituals that in other sites involve burning - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:07
Rituals that in other sites involve burning
S01 • E01 Torture and death were fundamental to Maya belief. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
Torture and death were fundamental to Maya belief.
S01 • E03 You see a city that's connected to its landscape. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
You see a city that's connected to its landscape.
S01 • E04 One of the captive losers would be sacrificed to the gods. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
One of the captive losers would be sacrificed to the gods.
S01 • E02 But their glyph writing is still only partially understood, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:09
But their glyph writing is still only partially understood,
S01 • E01 On sacred altars, ceremonies would be held - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:08
On sacred altars, ceremonies would be held
S01 • E03 Before the LiDAR, no one knew how connected - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:07
Before the LiDAR, no one knew how connected
S01 • E01 Guatemalan archaeologist Alejandro Gonzalez - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:07
Guatemalan archaeologist Alejandro Gonzalez