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Lost Treasures of the Maya

But this obsidiancould only have come from a volcanic regionof Guatemala, over 200...

But this obsidian
could only have come from a volcanic region
of Guatemala, over 200 miles
south of Xunantunich

Full Transcript

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But this obsidian could only have come
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from a volcanic region of Guatemala,
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over 200 miles south of Xunantunich.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:42
Uploaded
Jun 11, 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 • E03 For the Maya, the mural was the focus of worship. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
For the Maya, the mural was the focus of worship.
S01 • E03 They even sacrificed parts of the painting, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:08
They even sacrificed parts of the painting,
S01 • E01 Minutes ago the whole altar slightly moved, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:09
Minutes ago the whole altar slightly moved,
S01 • E04 Obsidian is an important rock, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
Obsidian is an important rock,
S01 • E02 Just earth there. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
Just earth there.
S01 • E02 So we're just going to slide it on to its head basically - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:08
So we're just going to slide it on to its head basicall...
S01 • E03 It's a way of, you know, they talk about ritually killing an image, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:07
It's a way of, you know, they talk about ritually killi...
S01 • E01 Everything is starting to tense up - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
Everything is starting to tense up
S01 • E04 Trade between distant jungle cities - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
Trade between distant jungle cities
S01 • E01 For archaeologists, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:14
For archaeologists,
S01 • E03 An intact part of the mural depicts the very moment - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:08
An intact part of the mural depicts the very moment
S01 • E04 The Maya did not have access to pack animals, like horses or cows, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:11
The Maya did not have access to pack animals, like horses or...
S01 • E02 And literally it's make it or break it. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
And literally it's make it or break it.
S01 • E02 Any writing they can find - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:08
Any writing they can find
S01 • E03 Giving divine power to their rule on Earth, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:10
Giving divine power to their rule on Earth,
S01 • E04 But new LiDAR discoveries are now suggesting - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
But new LiDAR discoveries are now suggesting
S01 • E01 The altar depicts a powerful king of La Corona - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:12
The altar depicts a powerful king of La Corona
S01 • E03 This belief was central to the power of all Maya kings, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:10
This belief was central to the power of all Maya kings,
S01 • E01 And a longer inscription even tells us when it was dedicated, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:09
And a longer inscription even tells us when it was dedicated...
S01 • E02 Come on, as many a will fit! - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
Come on, as many a will fit!