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Lost Treasures of the Maya

Maya pyramids werebuilt to mimic mountains, reaching up intothe world of the gods

Maya pyramids were
built to mimic mountains, reaching up into
the world of the gods

Full Transcript

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Maya pyramids were built to mimic mountains,
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reaching up into the world of the gods.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:42
Uploaded
Jun 10, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 The amazing thing is that this is a man-made cave. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
The amazing thing is that this is a man-made cave.
S01 • E01 And that causeway is connecting up to another group - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
And that causeway is connecting up to another group
S01 • E04 Something that National Geographic explorer and archaeologist - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:07
Something that National Geographic explorer and archaeologis...
S01 • E03 A mine where they extracted material for construction. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
A mine where they extracted material for construction.
S01 • E02 Unlike Egyptian pyramids, they were meant to be climbed. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
Unlike Egyptian pyramids, they were meant to be climbed.
S01 • E03 Mining here would have been deeply symbolic. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
Mining here would have been deeply symbolic.
S01 • E01 Until I saw this data, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
Until I saw this data,
S01 • E04 You see those striations, those are drainage canals. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
You see those striations, those are drainage canals.
S01 • E02 Their pinnacles, scenes of blood-letting and human sacrifice. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
Their pinnacles, scenes of blood-letting and human sacrifice...
S01 • E03 The rock ground to make cement - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:14
The rock ground to make cement
S01 • E04 They were draining the swamps literally, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:07
They were draining the swamps literally,
S01 • E01 And it's not the only discovery revealed by the LiDAR. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
And it's not the only discovery revealed by the LiDAR.
S01 • E02 Did the Maya have a thing with mountain tops, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
Did the Maya have a thing with mountain tops,
S01 • E04 We can now see how the Maya shaped the landscape - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:12
We can now see how the Maya shaped the landscape
S01 • E01 Further, beyond the new causeway, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:07
Further, beyond the new causeway,
S01 • E02 The mountains were the residing places - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
The mountains were the residing places
S01 • E03 It's a very unique combination of this sacredness - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:09
It's a very unique combination of this sacredness
S01 • E01 Heading into the field outside La Corona, Marcello investigates. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
Heading into the field outside La Corona, Marcello investiga...
S01 • E02 And pyramids themselves are built mountains. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
And pyramids themselves are built mountains.
S01 • E04 This was like the valley, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
This was like the valley,