The Maya's lost world Documentary
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Hidden beneath the vast canopy is the lost world of the ancient Maya. Nearly two million square miles of lush green hide, centuries old cities riddled with mysteries. But today lasers in the sky are helping to expose these secrets, archaeologists are using this new superpower to unearth treasures on the ground. It's changing our understanding of the Maya and helping to create a treasure map of the Mayas lost world. Today, what escapes eyes on the ground is often clear to hundreds of more powerful eyes in the sky. New technologies are being applied to archaeology and it's gathering more information than ever thought possible. 2018 was an exciting year for the Maya. Across the Guatemala landscape, thousands of new ruins were popping up once hidden structures are being revealed through satellites and laser scanning technology called lighter.