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Lost Treasures of the Maya

In the beginning we thoughtit was only this main building and now LiDAR shows usthat we...

In the beginning we thought
it was only this main building and now LiDAR shows us
that we were wrong

Full Transcript

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In the beginning we thought it was only this main building
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and now LiDAR shows us that we were wrong.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:38
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 • E02 You can kind of get a sense - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
You can kind of get a sense
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 • 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.
S01 • E04 Okay, this is El Palmar, and we're here right now. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
Okay, this is El Palmar, and we're here right now.
S01 • E02 Getting in means a 60-foot rappel - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:07
Getting in means a 60-foot rappel
S01 • E03 Once up to three stories high, it would have run for miles. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
Once up to three stories high, it would have run for miles.
S01 • E04 The site was originally thought to be about 60 structures, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:09
The site was originally thought to be about 60 structures,
S01 • E01 I've built data gathered by Omar - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
I've built data gathered by Omar
S01 • E02 I mean, it's technology meets adventure, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:08
I mean, it's technology meets adventure,
S01 • E03 An incredible engineering effort built entirely by hand. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:07
An incredible engineering effort built entirely by hand.
S01 • E04 The extent of it all is simply phenomenal. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
The extent of it all is simply phenomenal.
S01 • E01 And suddenly, I can strip away the trees - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:09
And suddenly, I can strip away the trees
S01 • E02 Probably the last frontier of exploration, besides the oceans - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
Probably the last frontier of exploration, besides the ocean...
S01 • E03 Think about how many backs were whipped to make this thing. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
Think about how many backs were whipped to make this thing.
S01 • E04 These are all new structures never before seen. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
These are all new structures never before seen.
S01 • E02 There’s thousands of kilometers of not-mapped... - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
There’s thousands of kilometers of not-mapped...
S01 • E03 I mean, it looks subtle from here, right, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
I mean, it looks subtle from here, right,