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In the America's with David Yetman
Ancestors of the Ancient Mayas
Season 8
Episode 804
The archaeological site of Palenque in the Mexican state of Chiapas is Mexico's crown jewel of Classic Maya architecture. New radar technology reveals that two millennia before Palenque's rise to stardom, Mayas of the lowlands were constructing immense causeways and stepped temples. The same new techniques reveal tens of thousands of previously undetected ancient structures.