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After its former allies. this is historical archaeology. we dont just talk about processes any more and theories, now we talk about specific events, specific people. because we can read the inscription. and yet, this tomb was almost destroyed before estrada belli, or any another archaeologist, were able to discover it. and here is the tomb chamber. wow. looters came and dug a hole right behind this doorway. and they missed by the structure with the freeze by 27 metres, ill show you. so thats the...

An important character that a temple was created for him so he would never be forgotten. when you are here, be careful. they are supporting the roof. if you fall, fall this way. so, dont fall on the sculpture. this was all from one king? yes. for the first king. this king not only was powerful. we know about his extension of power. lidar is helping us recognise everything this king did to preserve him, his family and his legacy. the creation of a dynasty. a find like this tells you there is a ki...

Is that we werent very good at it. a lot of sites around here were abandoned at the end of what we call the classic period. around 900, something like that. but el zotz had people living here up until the 1300s. were probably somewhere near the old camino real, the new spain road that passed down through central america. and supposedly was built on top of a major pre—columbian through—way. but nobody has pinpointed where that ran through. we wonder if lidar will eventually reveal that to us....

Destroyed before estrada—belli or any other archaeologists were able to discover it. here is the tomb chamber. wow. looters came and dug a hole right behind this doorway. and they missed the structure with the frieze by 20 centimetres. ill show you. that is the frieze right there. thats the corner image of one of the dead kings. you can imagine what they would have done. they would have thought "there is definitely something cool behind this carving" and they would just blast through it. hes a...

To scratch the surface. theres a deep hole and that is where they are digging right now. dont let me down. the maya city of holmul has been an obsession of archaeologist francisco estrada—belli for the last 20 years. he calls it the gift that keeps on giving. trying not to get stuck. in recent years, his work has been aided by the use of lidar, a technology currently transforming archaeology. i have come here, on the border with belize, to learn more about what estrada—belli

Something like that. el zotz had people living here up till the 1300s. were probably somewhere near the old communal royal, the new spainish road that passed down through central america and supposedly was built on top of a major pre—columbian three way. but no one has actually pinpointed where that ran through. we wonder will lidar eventually reveal that for us. that will be amazing. the first king of el zotz was such an important character that a temple was created for him so he would never ...

Were able to discover it. and here is the tomb chamber. wow. looters came and dug a hole right behind this doorway. and they missed by the structure by 27 metres, ill show you. thats the corner image of one of the dead kings. you can imagine what they would have done. they would have said, oh, my gosh, there is definitely something behind this and just blast through it. it is all there and it goes for eight metres that way and another five this way has been damaged on purpose by the ancient maya...

Today, hundreds of houses, fortifications, temples and other structures lie hidden beneath the jungle. i like this part. but some archaeologists are determined to change that. they have devoted their careers to get the jungle to give up its secrets. and new technology has revealed that, despite decades of work, they have only begun to scratch the surface. theres a deep hole and that is where they are digging right now. dont let me down. this maya city has been

But nobody has pinpointed where that ran through. we wonder if lidar will eventually reveal that to us. that would be amazing. the first king of el zotz was such an important character that a temple was created for him so he would never be forgotten. be careful with these things. they are supporting the roof. when you are here, be careful here. if you are going to fall, fall this way. so dont fall on the sculpture. so this was all for one king? yes, for the first king. this king was powerful, bu...

We were working, unfortunately looters can come and they are really well organised, and they can take everything from you. one day, we hired a group of guards to protect it. but it didnt work because some of them tried to steal from the tomb. i confront them, one of them took his gunshot, at that time, i think i was a good liar, i said this is a computer, we have internet — that we did not have — and i said we were filming everything. then he stopped. another major challenge for the maya bio...