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Before the LiDAR map
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Lost Treasures of the Maya

Before the LiDAR map, archaeologists had only knownthe very center of this city

Before the LiDAR map, archaeologists had only known
the very center of this city

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Before the LiDAR map,
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archaeologists had only known the very center of this city.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:01
Uploaded
Jun 10, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Frederick Productions,Boxoffice International Pictures (BIP)

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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 • E02 Oh yes, all this is a huge, huge... - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
Oh yes, all this is a huge, huge...
S01 • E01 I'm climbing through isolated mountain jungle - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
I'm climbing through isolated mountain jungle
S01 • E02 Underground cave system - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:09
Underground cave system
S01 • E03 Less than four miles from the center - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:15
Less than four miles from the center
S01 • E02 Hidden in the jungle its entrance is just a few feet across. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
Hidden in the jungle its entrance is just a few feet across.
S01 • E04 Imagine this building - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:07
Imagine this building
S01 • E04 Now the LiDAR map is revealing that El Palmar - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:14
Now the LiDAR map is revealing that El Palmar
S01 • E03 After centuries of erosion, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
After centuries of erosion,
S01 • E01 You can't see more than 50 or a 100 feet - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
You can't see more than 50 or a 100 feet
S01 • E02 You are really into another layer of the universe. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
You are really into another layer of the universe.
S01 • E03 But the LiDAR data reveals I'm walking right next to it. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
But the LiDAR data reveals I'm walking right next to it...
S01 • E02 So you walk along, you're in this forest - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:07
So you walk along, you're in this forest
S01 • E01 Luckily for us, we've got technology. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
Luckily for us, we've got technology.
S01 • E04 In the beginning we thought it was only this main building - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:08
In the beginning we thought it was only this main building
S01 • E03 This rise right here, and then this gully. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
This rise right here, and then this gully.
S01 • E02 You can kind of get a sense - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
You can kind of get a sense
S01 • E03 And you'd miss it, I mean you could really miss it, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
And you'd miss it, I mean you could really miss it,
S01 • E01 - Nice. Yeah. - Look at that. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
- Nice. Yeah. - Look at that.
S01 • E04 Today, with Edwin, I'm going to investigate. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
Today, with Edwin, I'm going to investigate.
S01 • E03 But viewed on the LiDAR map, the scale is astonishing. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
But viewed on the LiDAR map, the scale is astonishing.