| Genres: | Historical, Documentary |
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National Geographic Explorer Albert Lin ventures into the Guatemalan jungle to explore how a new high-tech treasure map is revealing tens of thousands of ancient ruins.
Now, dozens of archaeologists are heading on a voyage of discovery, exploring lost ruins for the first time in 1500 years.
The new treasure map leads to discovery of a lost fortress that paints a picture of a civilization at war. A sacred altar is unearthed after 1,500 years buried in a ruined temple, revealing secrets of the legendary Maya Snake King uprising. Albert Lin travels to the most remote jungle corner of the Mayan world, where cutting-edge laser technology is helping to reveal evidence of a forgotten war.
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.
Albert follows the new treasure map to a pyramid that no one knew lay hidden in the dense jungle right at the heart of the most famous ancient Mayan city. Meanwhile, divers search for a hidden entrance to a legendary flooded cave beneath Mexico’s most famous Mayan pyramid, and archaeologists discover a ceremonial royal drinking cup that reveals the tomb of a lost king.
The new treasure map leads Albert to discover lost pyramids at the ancient city of El Palmar. Across the Mayan world, archaeologists discover hidden treasures that reveal a civilization of epic scale and sophistication, from a grand private palace to a razor-sharp obsidian knife blade, buried beneath the site of a sacrificial ball game.
