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deep in the jungles of Guatemala lie the

deep in the jungles of Guatemala lie the ruins of a lost Maya civilization the

ruins of a lost Maya civilization the

ruins of a lost Maya civilization the culture thought of as the Classic Maya

culture thought of as the Classic Maya

culture thought of as the Classic Maya flourished across Central America

flourished across Central America

flourished across Central America between 250 and 900 AD but

between 250 and 900 AD but

between 250 and 900 AD but archaeologists are now discovering a

archaeologists are now discovering a

archaeologists are now discovering a Maya society that existed a full

Maya society that existed a full

Maya society that existed a full thousand years before that in a time

thousand years before that in a time

thousand years before that in a time they call the pre-classic many of its

they call the pre-classic many of its

they call the pre-classic many of its remains lie buried at the lost city of

remains lie buried at the lost city of

remains lie buried at the lost city of El Mirador archaeologist Richard Hanson

El Mirador archaeologist Richard Hanson

El Mirador archaeologist Richard Hanson has worked for more than 20 years to

has worked for more than 20 years to

has worked for more than 20 years to solve the Enigma of the early Maya

solve the Enigma of the early Maya

solve the Enigma of the early Maya they’re lost the history as of right now

they’re lost the history as of right now

they’re lost the history as of right now we’ve never known who these individuals

we’ve never known who these individuals

we’ve never known who these individuals were and never knowing what other than

were and never knowing what other than

were and never knowing what other than seeing the physical evidence of their

seeing the physical evidence of their

seeing the physical evidence of their prowess we’ve never had a chance to know

prowess we’ve never had a chance to know

prowess we’ve never had a chance to know them personally and the work that we’re

them personally and the work that we’re

them personally and the work that we’re doing now is gonna be with a chance to

doing now is gonna be with a chance to

doing now is gonna be with a chance to know these guys personally one of the

know these guys personally one of the

know these guys personally one of the smaller pyramids of this lost city has

smaller pyramids of this lost city has

smaller pyramids of this lost city has captured Richards imagination this is a

captured Richards imagination this is a

captured Richards imagination this is a large war pod with an ear spool in the

large war pod with an ear spool in the

large war pod with an ear spool in the middle that you see the ear spool here

middle that you see the ear spool here

middle that you see the ear spool here and it has three realistic Jaguar claws

and it has three realistic Jaguar claws

and it has three realistic Jaguar claws emanating from a from a realistic coot

emanating from a from a realistic coot

emanating from a from a realistic coot achill here’s another Jaguar claw here

achill here’s another Jaguar claw here

achill here’s another Jaguar claw here and another one at the very bottom the

and another one at the very bottom the

and another one at the very bottom the fact that we find this pre-classic

fact that we find this pre-classic

fact that we find this pre-classic Jaguar paw coordinates very well with a

Jaguar paw coordinates very well with a

Jaguar paw coordinates very well with a king we believe governed from 152 BC –

king we believe governed from 152 BC –

king we believe governed from 152 BC – 145 BC his name was um Chuck Chuck or

145 BC his name was um Chuck Chuck or

145 BC his name was um Chuck Chuck or great fiery Jaguar paw and this may be a

great fiery Jaguar paw and this may be a

great fiery Jaguar paw and this may be a symbol of this that’s why this building

symbol of this that’s why this building

symbol of this that’s why this building is so interesting to us because it’s

is so interesting to us because it’s

is so interesting to us because it’s possible that this King could be buried

possible that this King could be buried

possible that this King could be buried here to test his theory Richard has

here to test his theory Richard has

here to test his theory Richard has brought in the latest ground-penetrating

brought in the latest ground-penetrating

brought in the latest ground-penetrating imaging system it’s on this side it’s on

imaging system it’s on this side it’s on

imaging system it’s on this side it’s on this side yeah the liver meters down on

this side yeah the liver meters down on

this side yeah the liver meters down on this side yeah and about a tangle of a

this side yeah and about a tangle of a

this side yeah and about a tangle of a minute stuff yeah this is good news so

minute stuff yeah this is good news so

minute stuff yeah this is good news so definitely there yeah

definitely there yeah

definitely there yeah the system has revealed a cavity perhaps

the system has revealed a cavity perhaps

the system has revealed a cavity perhaps eight by two meters just the right size

eight by two meters just the right size

eight by two meters just the right size for a man

for a man

for a man sniff isn’t tomb this was construction

sniff isn’t tomb this was construction

sniff isn’t tomb this was construction on an epic scale the results were all

on an epic scale the results were all

on an epic scale the results were all inspiring a vast metropolis gleaming red

inspiring a vast metropolis gleaming red

inspiring a vast metropolis gleaming red and white in the jungle Sun El Mirador

perhaps a hundred thousand people

perhaps a hundred thousand people hundreds of great buildings and at the

hundreds of great buildings and at the

hundreds of great buildings and at the eastern end of the city the massive

eastern end of the city the massive

eastern end of the city the massive pyramid of danta possibly the largest

pyramid of danta possibly the largest

pyramid of danta possibly the largest pyramid ever built at El Mirador Richard

pyramid ever built at El Mirador Richard

pyramid ever built at El Mirador Richard and his team have tunneled deep into the

and his team have tunneled deep into the

and his team have tunneled deep into the Jaguar temple finally arriving at the

Jaguar temple finally arriving at the

Jaguar temple finally arriving at the place where the imaging system showed a

place where the imaging system showed a

place where the imaging system showed a cavity we broke through here we found

cavity we broke through here we found

cavity we broke through here we found more fill in rubble there should have

more fill in rubble there should have

more fill in rubble there should have been a chamber or something on the other

been a chamber or something on the other

been a chamber or something on the other side of this of this wall this has the

side of this of this wall this has the

side of this of this wall this has the setback there should have been something

setback there should have been something

setback there should have been something there so the fact that it’s not there

there so the fact that it’s not there

there so the fact that it’s not there tells us that the elusive Khan Kings

tells us that the elusive Khan Kings

tells us that the elusive Khan Kings are still Luis he is not going to give

are still Luis he is not going to give

are still Luis he is not going to give up that easily at another temple he

up that easily at another temple he

up that easily at another temple he prepares to excavate next season maybe

prepares to excavate next season maybe

prepares to excavate next season maybe then he’ll find the remains of an early

then he’ll find the remains of an early

then he’ll find the remains of an early Maya king

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