Tikal: How The Mayans Built A Megapolis Without Using The Wheel Or Metal Tools

This documentary journeys into the Guatemalan jungle to explore Tikal, the greatest city of the ancient Maya. It reveals how the Maya raised a metropolis of thousands of buildings, with towering temple-pyramids, without the wheel, metal tools or beasts of burden. Through archaeology and reconstruction, it explains the engineering and society behind this jungle megacity. For fans of ancient history and lost civilisations, it is a fascinating study of Maya ingenuity. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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