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Secrets of the Underground

For many corn-growing cultureslike the Aztecs, the summer solstice wasa key date in the...

For many corn-growing cultures
like the Aztecs, the summer solstice was
a key date in the crop cycle

Full Transcript

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For many corn-growing cultures like the Aztecs,
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the summer solstice was a key date in the crop cycle.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:43
Uploaded
Jul 13, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Using cutting-edge technologies such as ground penetrating radar (GPR), LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), and 3-D imaging, scientists research fascinating underworlds of secret tunnel networks, ancient structures, and bizarre g...
S01 • E08 I grew up in Nebraska, and at cattle crossings - Secrets of the Underground 00:12
I grew up in Nebraska, and at cattle crossings
S01 • E03 As the feeder stream carried branches and silt through this pile of rocks, - Secrets of the Underground 00:11
As the feeder stream carried branches and silt through this ...
S01 • E02 The first full moon after the solstice - Secrets of the Underground 00:06
The first full moon after the solstice
S01 • E01 This is a randomised model. It looks... - Secrets of the Underground 00:05
This is a randomised model. It looks...
S01 • E02 And a successful corn harvest - Secrets of the Underground 00:06
And a successful corn harvest
S01 • E03 But that dam and this lake were never built to last. - Secrets of the Underground 00:05
But that dam and this lake were never built to last.
S01 • E01 The model is showing me something that seemed so unlikely - Secrets of the Underground 00:15
The model is showing me something that seemed so unlikely
S01 • E08 The ancient hunters knew that they could suggest - Secrets of the Underground 00:08
The ancient hunters knew that they could suggest
S01 • E02 They depended on being able to understand the cycles - Secrets of the Underground 00:07
They depended on being able to understand the cycles
S01 • E03 It's basically a rubble pile - Secrets of the Underground 00:06
It's basically a rubble pile
S01 • E08 The discovery of these ancient drive lanes gives us - Secrets of the Underground 00:08
The discovery of these ancient drive lanes gives us
S01 • E02 So, for the Fort Ancient farmers living here 1,000 years ago, - Secrets of the Underground 00:12
So, for the Fort Ancient farmers living here 1,000 years ago...
S01 • E03 So that leaves one final question, - Secrets of the Underground 00:09
So that leaves one final question,
S01 • E08 Their size and scale - Secrets of the Underground 00:08
Their size and scale
S01 • E01 And you could never have seen this without running a model like this, - Secrets of the Underground 00:07
And you could never have seen this without running a model l...
S01 • E03 Well, not exactly, but it can save itself. - Secrets of the Underground 00:05
Well, not exactly, but it can save itself.
S01 • E01 Yeah, it's one important component of the puzzle we're trying to solve. - Secrets of the Underground 00:05
Yeah, it's one important component of the puzzle we...
S01 • E03 Since my visit, further research has revealed - Secrets of the Underground 00:07
Since my visit, further research has revealed
S01 • E02 Maybe that missing coil was throwing off the placement - Secrets of the Underground 00:10
Maybe that missing coil was throwing off the placement
S01 • E08 Maybe future excavations will reveal more - Secrets of the Underground 00:09
Maybe future excavations will reveal more