Advanced Tech Reveals Shocking News About an Ancient Mayan City

In 2017, groundbreaking remote sensor technology revealed a stunning truth about the Mayan city of Tikal.

[NOLAMarathon]

I'm impressed that the Smithsonian Channel has recovered video from 1100 years ago!

[w.w.]

Why is everything on this channel “shocking”? Can’t it just be stated without manufactured hyperbole?

[easytime]

So are we just gonna ignore that the King of Mayan has a smiley face on his belly?

[cymro]

I've often wondered how these civilisations would've developed had they hadn't had any European interference...

[pineapplekyle]

1:19 The king has a smiley face on his stomach :D

[rebeccaansari]

Interesting video clip but INCREDIBLY STUPID CLICKBAIT TITLE that is beneath the standard of writing I expect from Smithsonian!

[juniperman]

Looks like they got most of these people of the streets of skid row. Been to Guatemala several times. And these are not Mayan people.
The Maya were and are a proud noble people with a distinctive look

[ZiggyBoon]

Based on the video it looks like the shocking news revealed by technology is that many Mayans had tan lines.

[allent]

I am SHOCKED that I did not hear anything new about an Ancient Mayan City.

[techguylos]

That fake mayan king looks like a guy named Dave with ear plugs who still does kickflips

[daBEAGLE]

0:45 legend has it that they used to line these people up against each other to play dominoes.

[sammyboy]

They really had to make the 1 white actor the king/ruler 🤣

[chewsyslee]

People of Spanish origin reinacting Mayans?
How insulting!

[erwinmatic]

I was expecting an Ancient Alien angle based on the title. Hahaha

[randomobserver]

Groundbreaking technology shows that remaining ancient ruins are only a fraction of a once much larger ancient city. Also that ruins long obscured by forest are only a fraction of what used to be there. Film at 11.

[peterstanziale]

The king looks about as mayan as I do.

[marioq]

The red jaguar throne shown at 1:43 is from Chichen-Itza, found in the interior of the Kiukulkan piramid, what is doing in Tikal? And no one told me because i personally found it roaming in the corridors and stairs inside the piramid.

[superoriginalname]

mayans were not black, they were native americans

[Veegs.]

Smithsonian don’t fall into the dark side of clickbait. It’s cool but the title makes you think they found something crazy

[NOLAMarathon]

1:52 The King of Tikal ascends to his sewing machine.