Preview | Lost Treasures of Angkor – King's Gold
Preview: Season 22 Episode 4 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Priceless artifacts in Laos reveal holy sites from the early days of the Khmer Empire.
The discovery of gold and silver artifacts in Laos, dating to the early days of the Khmer Empire, leads scientists to investigate how the priceless objects were made and where they might have originated. On their journey, they retrace the steps of the ancient kings and explore the sacred landscape around Vat Phou to learn more about this ancient civilization.
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Preview | Lost Treasures of Angkor – King's Gold
Preview: Season 22 Episode 4 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
The discovery of gold and silver artifacts in Laos, dating to the early days of the Khmer Empire, leads scientists to investigate how the priceless objects were made and where they might have originated. On their journey, they retrace the steps of the ancient kings and explore the sacred landscape around Vat Phou to learn more about this ancient civilization.
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It's really the most beautiful object I've seen.
... leads archeologists to a path of pilgrimage... Everybody had to walk the same way we did: kings, priests, commoners.
... and a temple sitting at the foot of a holy mountain.
Vat Phou has always been, in the Khmer history, the most venerated place.
Lost Treasures of Angkor: King's Gold, on "Secrets of the Dead."
Ascending the Summit of Mt. Phu Kao
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An archaeological team recreates the ascent that Khmer kings would have made up the holy mountain. (2m 8s)
Signs of Human Habitation in Kurukshetra
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Archaeologists dig through layers of earth in search of evidence of pre-Angkorian habitation. (2m 11s)
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