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Lost Treasures of the Maya

With an hour or sobefore night falls, I can't resist exploringEl Zotz and climbing one...

With an hour or so
before night falls, I can't resist exploring
El Zotz and climbing one of
its huge ruined pyramids

Full Transcript

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With an hour or so before night falls,
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I can't resist exploring El Zotz
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and climbing one of its huge ruined pyramids.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:20
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 So I'm taking the LiDAR map into the field. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
So I'm taking the LiDAR map into the field.
S01 • E01 I'm joining Puerto Rican archaeologist Omar Alcover. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
I'm joining Puerto Rican archaeologist Omar Alcover.
S01 • E02 This region is home to around 6,000 water-filled caves, called cenotes. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:07
This region is home to around 6,000 water-filled caves, call...
S01 • E03 So right now I'm headed up this little road, headed north from Tikal. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
So right now I'm headed up this little road, headed nor...
S01 • E01 Far beyond the Pacunam survey area, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:09
Far beyond the Pacunam survey area,
S01 • E03 And at some point I'm going to bisect this long linear feature. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
And at some point I'm going to bisect this long linear ...
S01 • E04 Before the LiDAR survey, El Zotz was thought - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:07
Before the LiDAR survey, El Zotz was thought
S01 • E02 And it turns out that many are connected deep underground. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
And it turns out that many are connected deep underground.
S01 • E03 But on closer inspection - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
But on closer inspection
S01 • E02 This is one of the entrances that we've found so far, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:09
This is one of the entrances that we've found so far,
S01 • E04 But with technology that's changed. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
But with technology that's changed.
S01 • E01 The river's shared by both Mexico and Guatemala, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:08
The river's shared by both Mexico and Guatemala,
S01 • E03 We reach a place where the map shows - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:07
We reach a place where the map shows
S01 • E02 This cenote joins the Sac-Actun cave system, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:08
This cenote joins the Sac-Actun cave system,
S01 • E04 From the top of the pyramid I'm looking out towards El Palmar, - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:08
From the top of the pyramid I'm looking out towards El ...
S01 • E01 2,000 years ago these banks were home - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
2,000 years ago these banks were home
S01 • E03 With all the trees, there's nothing to be seen. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:04
With all the trees, there's nothing to be seen.
S01 • E01 An ancient Maya city called Piedras Negras. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:05
An ancient Maya city called Piedras Negras.
S01 • E04 But somewhere beneath these trees - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:09
But somewhere beneath these trees
S01 • E01 And Macabilero, a nearby group of barely explored ruins. - Lost Treasures of the Maya 00:06
And Macabilero, a nearby group of barely explored ruins.