Jungle Atlantis

Season 1

In June 2013, an international team of archaeologists discovered a lost urban landscape, hidden deep inside the Cambodian jungle. It sat close to the magnificent 12th century temple complex of Angkor Wat. This was once a metropolis, capital of the mighty Khmer Empire. This fascinating documentary follows the team as they travel deep into the jungle to uncover more of this forgotten city.

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S1 E1 - Angkor Wat's Hidden Megacity
September 24, 2014
52min
13+
1000 years ago, the Khmer people in Cambodia built a kingdom that stretched a million square kilometers. Its capital was the lost jungle city of Angkor, once the largest on Earth. The lives of the people who lived there largely remains a mystery. But now an innovative scientific project is shedding new light on this metropolis. It might also reveal the reasons for Angkor's mysterious collapse.
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S1 E2 - Death of Angkor Wat's Megacity
October 1, 2014
52min
TV-PG
Deep in the Cambodian jungle, scientists using cutting edge technology have unearthed a lost city's sophisticated network of roads and canals. As this gripping history documentary reveals, this is the forgotten world of Angkor's greatest king, a leader still revered today. Unlocking the secrets of how the vast city flourished could reveal why this medieval metropolis was abandoned to the jungle.
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