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Mysteries of the Abandoned

[Adrianaspeaking in foreign language] Calakmul is the only place where wall paintingshave...

[Adriana
speaking in foreign language] [interpreter]
Calakmul is the only place where wall paintings
have been found talking about daily life
and everyday life at a market. So that's why Calakmul's
murals are so unique. So that's why Calakmul's
murals are so unique. [narrator] They help decode
one set of Calakmul's ruins that, before the discovery,
made little sense. [Adriana
speaking in foreign language] [interpreter] Archeological
research conducted here
seems to indicate that this place known
as Chiik Nahb may
have been a marketplace. [narrator] The Mayans used
trade to keep the peace, along with a more savage
form of diplomacy. [Adriana
speaking in foreign language] [Adriana
speaking in foreign language] [interpreter] We are
at the ballgame court, the only one we know about
in the city. They played ball
when there was a victory
during a war. That's to say, it was not just
amusement or sport, it was a very important ritual
for the political
and social life of the city

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[Adriana speaking in foreign language]
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[interpreter] Calakmul is the only place
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where wall paintings have been found
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talking about daily life and everyday life at a market.
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So that's why Calakmul's murals are so unique.
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So that's why Calakmul's murals are so unique.
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[narrator] They help decode one set of Calakmul's ruins
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that, before the discovery, made little sense.
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[Adriana speaking in foreign language]
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[interpreter] Archeological research conducted here seems to indicate
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that this place known as Chiik Nahb may have been a marketplace.
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[narrator] The Mayans used trade to keep the peace,
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along with a more savage form of diplomacy.
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[Adriana speaking in foreign language]
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[Adriana speaking in foreign language]
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[interpreter] We are at the ballgame court,
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the only one we know about in the city.
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They played ball when there was a victory during a war.
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That's to say, it was not just amusement or sport,
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it was a very important ritual for the political and social life of the city.
Duration
59 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:32
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
9
Episode
7
Genres
documentary
Production
Mosfilm

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Movie Summary

The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
S09 • E10 [Sascha] A chapel was built here in 1894 - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
[Sascha] A chapel was built here in 1894
S09 • E06 The factory was extremely important for the city, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
The factory was extremely important for the city,
S09 • E19 [Gutierrez-Romine] There was a real melting pot - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[Gutierrez-Romine] There was a real melting pot
S09 • E04 Many of the building projects came to a crashing halt, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
Many of the building projects came to a crashing halt,
S09 • E20 [Selwood] It's no surprise - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[Selwood] It's no surprise
S09 • E21 Everything from music to cinema and design - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:27
Everything from music to cinema and design
S09 • E05 Until your boss tells me you're not going to blow - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:43
Until your boss tells me you're not going to blow
S09 • E16 [Geoff] It's 100,000 square feet - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[Geoff] It's 100,000 square feet
S09 • E12 And the hope was that this would deter people from buying them, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:30
And the hope was that this would deter people from buying th...
S09 • E22 In 1920, when this telescop was installed, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
In 1920, when this telescop was installed,
S09 • E13 The working conditions were really tough. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
The working conditions were really tough.
S09 • E19 [Landdeck] And so, the big question is - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:13
[Landdeck] And so, the big question is
S09 • E11 A single archer, a determined fighter, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
A single archer, a determined fighter,
S09 • E01 [narrator] But Croatians like Jure's family - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:16
[narrator] But Croatians like Jure's family
S09 • E22 There were much larger telescopes in use - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:27
There were much larger telescopes in use
S09 • E10 [narrator] But despite the growth in infrastructure, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:19
[narrator] But despite the growth in infrastructure,
S09 • E04 [Pansit] When construction stopped in 1997, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:14
[Pansit] When construction stopped in 1997,
S09 • E20 [narrator] Faced with a seemingly imminent invasion, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[narrator] Faced with a seemingly imminent invasion,
S09 • E06 It also founded a football club and sponsored sports and social clubs. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
It also founded a football club and sponsored sports and soc...
S09 • E16 [Igor speaking] - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
[Igor speaking]