Jungle Atlantis

Sep 25, 2014 1h 0m GB

3 votes

Documentary

Seasons and episodes

Season 1 : Season 1

Sep 25, 2014

Synopsis

Millions of tourists visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia every year to marvel at its remarkable architecture, yet most are probably unaware that when it was built nearly 1,000 years ago it was even more impressive. Using remote sensing technology, scientists now know what is hidden beneath the nearby paddy fields and jungle: a sophisticated metropolis with an elaborate network of houses, canals, boulevards and temples covering 30 square kilometres that housed three-quarters of a million people. To put that into perspective, London at that time was home to just 18,000. These previously hidden finds tell us a great deal about life during the golden age of the powerful Khmer dynasty.

Title	Jungle Atlantis
First Air Date	Sep 25, 2014
Last Air Date	Oct 02, 2014
Episodes	2
Seasons	1
Companies	BBC
Keywords	cambodia, angkor wat, archeology, archaeological expedition