Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We dived deep into the Belize jungle to uncover a lost Maya metropolis.
Marvel at the long-abandoned sites of a long-gone civilisation, stare in amazement at the intricately designed structures emerging from the lush forest made green by centuries of Maya poo!
0:00 Introduction to the jungles of Belize
1:13 Caana: Exploring the "Sky Place" pyramid
2:42 The broader terraces and meeting rooms
3:55 The royal residential and administrative complex
4:44 The Jaguar throne at the heart of power
5:49 Inside an excavated Maya tomb
6:48 Summit view: The vast urban landscape
8:01 Artistic carvings and the cosmological wall
9:02 Ritual altars and blood sacrifice
10:35 Unexcavated mounds across the site
11:15 Domestic dwellings and family plazas
12:03 The ancient ball court
14:05 The religious heart: The oldest temple structures
16:52 The reservoirs and water management system
18:38 Stone monuments and hieroglyphs
20:42 The agricultural terraces of the jungle
21:58 The second ball court and the Tikal victory altar
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We dived deep into the Belize jungle to uncover a lost Maya metropolis.
Marvel at the long-abandoned sites of a long-gone civilisation, stare in amazement at the intricately designed structures emerging from the lush forest made green by centuries of Maya poo!
0:00 Introduction to the jungles of Belize
1:13 Caana: Exploring the "Sky Place" pyramid
2:42 The broader terraces and meeting rooms
3:55 The royal residential and administrative complex
4:44 The Jaguar throne at the heart of power
5:49 Inside an excavated Maya tomb
6:48 Summit view: The vast urban landscape
8:01 Artistic carvings and the cosmological wall
9:02 Ritual altars and blood sacrifice
10:35 Unexcavated mounds across the site
11:15 Domestic dwellings and family plazas
12:03 The ancient ball court
14:05 The religious heart: The oldest temple structures
16:52 The reservoirs and water management system
18:38 Stone monuments and hieroglyphs
20:42 The agricultural terraces of the jungle
21:58 The second ball court and the Tikal victory altar
You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world-renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.
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