Secrets of the underworld

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"Secrets of the Underworld" (episode 2, season 1 of the documentary series "Lost Treasures of the Maya")

Episode synopsis:
The new treasure map uncovers a mysterious and long-lost pyramid complex that reveals startling clues of violent sacrifice. Newly discovered cave systems deep in the jungle are explored for the first time in a millennium, unearthing evidence of ancient Mayan rituals. And Albert Lin embarks on a perilous mission of discovery in Mexico, diving deep beneath the surface of the Mayan underworld.

National Geographic website description:
Deep within the remote jungles of Guatemala, National Geographic Explorer, Albert Lin, is uncovering long lost secrets of one of the Maya. Descending into the earth and navigating high above the trees is bringing startling new discoveries to light. Thousands of ancient ruins, cave systems and precious relics are being revealed for the first time with the help of new technology. Aerial LiDAR mapping is writing a new narrative about this ancient civilization. LiDAR can see through dense jungle like x-ray vision to reveal a lost world. What archaeologists are finding with this new superpower is rewriting the history of one of the worlds most mysterious and ancient civilizations - the Maya.

ContributorsBalfour, Laura (Director), Cooper, Graham (Director), Dixit, Toral (Director), Duncan, Alastair (Director), Levelle, James (Director), Wilson, Ben (Director), Ahern, Katie (Related person), Canuto, Marcelo (Related person), Cook, Duncan (Related person), Dawn, Laila (Related person), de Anda, Guillermo (Related person), Estrada-Belli, Francisco (Related person), Garrison, Thomas (Related person), Lin, Albert Yu-Min (Related person), Tokovinine, Alex (Related person), Balbirnie, Cameron (Producer), Crichton, Ben (Producer), Hunter, Gary (Producer), King, Paul (Producer), Lowe, Debbie (Producer), Lydon, Theresa (Producer), Oswin, Verity (Producer) and Payne, Carolyn (Producer)
Date11 Mar 2019
Place of publicationUnited States of America
Web address (URL)https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/EDUTV.7420972
https://www.natgeotv.com/za/shows/natgeo/lost-treasures-of-the-maya-secret-underworld
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