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[Josh Gates] Right now,
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the conclusion to my
Expedition Unknown event
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into the back country
of Cambodia.
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A lot that we still
don't know,
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which is what makes this
really exciting.
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In a looted and mysterious
one-time capital,
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the search continues
for precious relics
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that generations of thieves
left behind.
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[Phin Phakdey speaking]
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-Got something?
-[Phin speaking]
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[Josh laughs]
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[Josh] And I'll come
face to face
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with dangers lurking
in the jungle...
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-Ooh, [bleep]!
Back up, back up, back up.
-[Phin] Scorpion.
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[Josh] ...before meeting
a former soldier who took part
in the heist of the century.
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[Josh] ...before meeting
a former soldier who took part
in the heist of the century.
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So there may be
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priceless statues here
underwater?
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[Josh on radio]
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Our discoveries
are bringing us closer
to solving a major mystery.
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Incredible. First time
we're seeing this.
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Why did this miraculous city
collapse into ruin?
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Do you think
it's part of a pedestal?
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I recognize it.
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The one we saw in the museum.
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It's an urgent rescue mission
far off the grid.
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-Yes!
-Look at this.
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-Yes!
-Look at this.
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And it all leads
to something extraordinary.
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[Phin] Oh, I found something!
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This isn't just a statue,
it is a masterpiece.
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My name is Josh Gates.
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Hello!
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Explorer.
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Here goes nothing.
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Adventurer.
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Whoo-hoo-hoo!
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Oh, it's a long way down.
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And a guy who ends up
in some very strange
situations.
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I'm alive, for now.
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With a degree in archaeology,
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and a passion
for the unexplained,
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I travel to the ends
of the Earth
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I travel to the ends
of the Earth
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investigating the greatest
legends in history.
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Ready to rock and roll.
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This is Expedition Unknown.
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A little more.
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I'm almost there.
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[men chattering in Cambodian]
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[Josh, in English] I'm deep
in the jungles of Cambodia
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in the ruins of Koh Ker,
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a mysterious capital
which was built here
and collapsed here
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for reasons we're still
trying to understand.
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We've been excavating
in front of one of its most
substantial temples
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We've been excavating
in front of one of its most
substantial temples
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and finding huge
sandstone blocks.
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You can see here the depth
of this sculpture.
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It's incredibly vivid.
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We believe these are pieces
of a pediment,
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a triangular structure
that once sat above
the temple's entrance.
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-Okay! Hey!
-[all clapping]
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Nice job, man.
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Amazing.
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It's beautiful.
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Just hours ago
all of this was buried.
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Now, it stands
for the first time
in a thousand years,
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pieced back together
like a stone puzzle.
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pieced back together
like a stone puzzle.
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[Phin] Okay.
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[Josh grunts]
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-[Josh] A-ha.
-Good.
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Incredible.
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This temple is called
Prasat Krachap.
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And the team here is being led
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by Cambodian archeologist
Phin Phakdey.
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This gives us a look
at what these carvings
looked like
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-a thousand years ago.
-[Phin] A thousand years.
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'Cause today, so many of them
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-are worn down by rain
and the elements.
-Mmm, yeah.
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-Yeah.
-[Josh] But we see here...
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-Yeah.
-[Josh] But we see here...
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-[Phin] It's still safe, yeah.
-...it's, you know,
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-how alive this is.
-[Phin] Yeah.
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-Right, it's beautiful.
-[Phin] Beautiful.
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-So, we have our god here.
-Yeah.
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-Sitting cross-legged.
-Sitting, yeah.
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[Josh] And holding what?
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-A lasso. Like a rope.
-[Phin] Yeah.
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Yeah.
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[Josh] This is the figure
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of a Hindu god.
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And its presence reveals
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the religious devotion
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of the enigmatic Khmer king
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who ordered this city's
construction.
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The Khmer Empire ruled
over most of Southeast Asia
for 600 years,
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The Khmer Empire ruled
over most of Southeast Asia
for 600 years,
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making it one of history's
largest and most powerful
civilizations.
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But in the 10th century,
the king Jayavarman IV
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uprooted the capital
from its established base
in Angkor
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and moved it 80 miles away
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to this remote jungle
location,
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building a massive city
of palaces and temples
called Koh Ker.
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Yet, only 20 years later,
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under the rule
of Jayavarman's son,
Harshavarman,
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the city mysteriously
collapsed,
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and its secrets are only now
being revealed.
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and its secrets are only now
being revealed.
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And so who is this?
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[Phin speaking]
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-Varuna?
-[Phin] Yeah.
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So this is the god
of the west.
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Uh, yeah.
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This is here
because this entrance
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-faces to the west.
-Yeah.
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[Josh] In addition to being
the god of the west,
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Varuna was also
the god of water.
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In Koh Ker, a city without
a substantial water source,
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Varuna was likely the god
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whose favor King Jayavarman
and his son wanted most.
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What will happen
to this piece?
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What will happen
to this piece?
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So you think eventually
this will end up
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-back where it started.
-Yeah.
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-Yeah.
-That's perfect.
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That's exactly
where it should go.
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So another piece, or I guess,
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-another three
or four pieces...
-Okay.
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-...of this huge puzzle.
-Yeah.
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This is incredible.
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We are right now,
and anyone watching this,
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the first people to see this
in who knows how long.
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So what a gift
to be able to see this.
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Yeah.
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[laughs]
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Somebody take a picture,
please.
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Somebody take a picture,
please.
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We don't celebrate for long.
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There's much more to do.
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Along with the pediment,
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we've already unearthed
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incredibly rare
ancient inscriptions,
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and a fragment
of a lion statue
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that once guarded this temple.
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But there are other things
underground here,
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things that are
potentially lethal.
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-Ooh, [bleep]!
Back up, back up, back up!
-[Phin] Scorpion. Yeah.
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-[Phin] Wow.
-You okay?
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This appears to be
an Asian forest scorpion,
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This appears to be
an Asian forest scorpion,
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one of the more
aggressive species
that haunts my nightmares.
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We don't want to take
any chances with its venom,
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so we need to move it.
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But to do that,
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I'll need to carefully grab
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the very thing
he'll try to sting me with.
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In the ground. Look at him.
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[exhales]
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My least favorite animal
in the world.
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Why? Who... Who designed this?
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Who made this armored,
crazy cockroach
with lobster claws
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Who made this armored,
crazy cockroach
with lobster claws
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and a poison tail
that swings over its head?
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We don't need this.
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What do you do with it?
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All right, just...
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That's not...
Let's not be ridiculous.
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-Where should we put him?
Outside the site?
-Yeah.
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Okay. I'll be, uh,
I'll be right back
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I rehome the scorpion
a good distance away
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and get back to work,
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hoping to find remains
of the statues
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for which Koh Ker is famous.
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The artists of Koh Ker
produced the greatest
sculptures
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in the history
of their empire.
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in the history
of their empire.
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But in the 20th century,
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many of these culturally
priceless statues
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were systematically looted
by gangs of desperate
former soldiers,
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and sold to museums
and collectors
on the black market.
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I first came to Cambodia
to meet Brad Gordon,
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an American lawyer
committed to locating
this stolen art,
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which includes
this masterpiece
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of the Hindu gods
Skanda and Shiva.
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It was looted
from this very temple,
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and once offered for sale
for $25 million.
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and once offered for sale
for $25 million.
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Thanks to Brad and his team,
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it has recently been returned
to Cambodia's National Museum.
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And it seems that there's more
here to find.
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What do we have?
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[Phin speaking]
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Oh, here.
You think this is the face?
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[Phin speaking]
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Okay. That's the mouth?
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-Yeah.
-That's the mouth.
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[Phin speaking]
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[Josh] Ah, yes, yes, yes.
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There are the teeth. I see.
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So this is probably
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guarding the entrance
to the temple.
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[Phin] Yeah.
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[Phin] Yeah.
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[Josh] If the lion fragment
we dug up earlier
was impressive,
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this nearly-intact lion statue
is breathtaking.
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And for the team here,
another first.
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[Josh] Never
found this before.
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-Yeah.
-[Josh] Uh-huh.
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-The heads were cut off.
-Yeah.
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-[Phin] Don't know.
-[Josh] Incredible.
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-Yeah.
-First time we're seeing this.
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Yeah.
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[Josh] The looters
who raided this temple
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left statues behind
in their haste.
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This lion was clearly
one of them.
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This lion was clearly
one of them.
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The rest of the crew
eagerly joins in
to fully reveal it.
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The statue weighs
hundreds of pounds,
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so we have to add
an industrial strap
to hoist it out of the ground.
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[Phin] Come to my side.
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[Josh] Okay, ready?
Here we go.
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Up!
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Up!
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[speaking Cambodian]
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[speaking English]
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[Josh] Once
it's out of the ground,
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steel bars can be
threaded through the straps
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for transport.
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-Yeah.
-The plan is we're gonna
just deadlift this.
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-Yeah, just like it.
-That's the... Okay.
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-One, two, three.
-[all grunting]
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[Josh] This is horrible!
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[grunts]
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-All right!
-[Phin] Now, you're turning!
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Slow down now.
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[speaking Cambodian]
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[Phin, in English] Slowly.
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Put it there right
on the stumps.
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On the ground.
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-Yeah.
-Okay.
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Let's not do that again.
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We set the statue down
and get our first look
at this guardian beast.
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First of all,
how beautiful is this?
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-[Phin speaking]
-[Josh] Stunning.
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-[Phin speaking]
-[Josh] Stunning.
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[Josh] Yeah?
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-That's right.
They've been missing...
-Yeah.
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-...for centuries.
-Yes.
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-And now, it's incredible.
-[Phin speaking]
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Awesome.
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Incredible.
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The lions, the inscriptions,
the pediment,
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all reminders of just
how ornate and holy
this city once was,
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which only deepens
our central mystery,
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how did a place this sacred
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crumble in only
two generations?
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crumble in only
two generations?
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The answer may be in finding
more of what was left behind.
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While the team
continues their work here,
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I travel through the ruins
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to another of the capital's
massive temple complexes,
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this one called Prasat Tam,
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to reconnect with lawyer
Brad Gordon.
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Brad has major news to report
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on one of Koh Ker's
most looted sites.
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Wow!
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Josh, welcome to Prasat Tam,
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the heart of the city
of Koh Ker.
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the heart of the city
of Koh Ker.
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[Josh] This is stunning.
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I mean, the scale of it
is unbelievable.
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This is another world.
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[Brad] Yeah, it's amazing.
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And I'm not sure
I should be standing here.
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[Brad] Yeah,
I would be a bit careful.
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[Josh] Here,
it is disassembling,
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and look how the jungle
is reclaiming
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this beautiful brick temple.
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This is outrageous.
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Brad has brought me
to this complex
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to introduce me
to a crucial witness,
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who he's recruited
to help his cause,
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a former looter
who was a member
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of Cambodia's most prolific
smuggling ring.
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of Cambodia's most prolific
smuggling ring.
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And the guy
we're here to meet?
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He's just around the corner.
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[Josh] It has taken Brad years
to gain the confidence
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of the man codenamed
"Blue Tiger."
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And he has only agreed
to meet us
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if we grant him anonymity
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and blur his face.
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Will this clandestine meeting
be a dead end,
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or will Blue Tiger
be the key to finding
Koh Ker's treasures?
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[Brad] Josh,
this is Blue Tiger.
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[Josh] Very nice to meet you.
Thank you for talking with us.
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In the ruins of the ancient
Cambodian capital
known as Koh Ker,
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I'm meeting a former looter
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who once made his living
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stealing precious works of art
from temples like these.
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Blue Tiger was born
not so far away from Koh Ker.
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When he was a teenager,
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he was a Khmer Rouge
child soldier.
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[Josh] Among their
more heinous sins,
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the communist regime
of the Khmer Rouge
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the communist regime
of the Khmer Rouge
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denied education
to impoverished children
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and forced them to serve
as soldiers.
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After the fall of the regime,
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many turned to looting
in organized gangs.
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It is estimated
that they stole hundreds,
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or even thousands
of sculptures from Koh Ker.
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Can you remember
when you first came
to this temple?
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[Blue Tiger] I came here
with my grandfather
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when I was six
or seven years old
in 1963 or 1964.
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And when you were first here,
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what do you remember
about this place?
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what do you remember
about this place?
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What was here?
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[Blue Tiger] There were
several statues
on the pedestals
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along the walls of this room.
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There was a large god
crouched here.
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[Josh] A sketch done
in the late 19th century
by a French explorer
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backs up Blue Tiger's account.
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Of the statues he depicted,
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only one has been located
in a collection in Thailand.
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The rest have been scattered
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to the four corners
of the globe.
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And other statues at the site
were taken as well, yes?
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And other statues at the site
were taken as well, yes?
332
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[Blue Tiger] Yes,
we did take other statues
from the rest of the site.
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Can you show us?
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Blue Tiger leads us outside
to a colonnade
of ancient fallen stone.
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The complex is surrounded
by a silent moat,
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one of the few
remaining features
of a water-management system
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that once supplied
this landlocked city
with fresh water.
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What... What was here?
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[Blue Tiger
speaking Cambodian]
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[Blue Tiger
speaking Cambodian]
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[in English]
In this temple behind us,
there was a huge statue.
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Fifteen feet tall.
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Five heads, and 18 arms.
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And it was known
as the "Dancing Shiva."
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A huge statue.
346
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And so what...
What became of this?
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A number of years ago
in the 1990s,
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a group of looters came
and they blew it up.
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They blew it up,
like exploded it? Why?
350
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[Blue Tiger, in English]
There was a legend
that the Dancing Shiva
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was filled with treasure.
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They thought there was
gold underneath,
353
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They thought there was
gold underneath,
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there were gems in the head,
355
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there was treasure inside.
356
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So they blew it up.
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We think many of the pieces
may still be in the moat.
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In the moat.
359
00:14:06,367 --> 00:14:08,367
Oh, it actually exploded out
into the water?
360
00:14:08,367 --> 00:14:09,734
-[Brad] Yes.
-Wow.
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Only about 30%
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00:14:11,734 --> 00:14:15,634
of the seven-ton
Dancing Shiva statue
has been recovered,
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and is now being
painstakingly reassembled
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00:14:18,100 --> 00:14:22,166
piece by tiny piece
in a conservation lab.
365
00:14:22,166 --> 00:14:24,166
And that's not the only thing
in the water.
366
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What else went into the water?
367
00:14:25,518 --> 00:14:26,634
What else went into the water?
368
00:14:26,634 --> 00:14:29,867
[Blue Tiger] The Khmer Rouge
toppled statues into the moat
to hide them
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with the plan
to smuggle them later.
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00:14:32,266 --> 00:14:35,600
[Josh] The moat was once lined
with dozens of statues,
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the pedestals to which
still stand right behind us.
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There was also
a carved railing
in the form of a serpent deity
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known as a Naga
that has been
largely destroyed.
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So there may be
priceless statues here
underwater?
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[Blue Tiger] That's where
they were tipped.
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They should still be
hidden there.
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00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:54,100
Okay.
378
00:14:54,100 --> 00:14:55,518
So how do we recover those?
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So how do we recover those?
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-That's the challenge.
-[Josh] Okay.
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Blue Tiger has given us
a new place to look
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for priceless statues
that could tell us more
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00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:08,333
about the fate
of King Jayavarman's
capital city.
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00:15:09,100 --> 00:15:10,900
And to search
the murky depths,
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Brad has called in the best.
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-Dave Phillips.
-Josh Gates.
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00:15:16,734 --> 00:15:18,166
-[Josh] How are you, man?
-Great to see you.
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-We've gotta stop
meeting like this.
-Oh.
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00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:21,000
-[Josh] What's up?
-[Dave] Hey.
390
00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,166
[Josh] From frigid
Northern Minnesota.
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00:15:23,166 --> 00:15:25,066
To sweltering
Northern Cambodia.
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00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,367
[Josh] Dave Phillips and I
are old friends
393
00:15:28,367 --> 00:15:31,533
from my search for a stolen
pair of ruby slippers.
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00:15:31,533 --> 00:15:36,166
Now he's brought his talents
and tools to Cambodia.
395
00:15:36,166 --> 00:15:38,000
So we've got
a legit-looking ROV here.
396
00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:39,900
[Dave] It is.
Remotely operated vehicle.
397
00:15:39,900 --> 00:15:42,467
This one has
a very high resolution camera
398
00:15:42,467 --> 00:15:44,634
as well as a multibeam sonar.
399
00:15:44,634 --> 00:15:46,266
[Josh] Which is probably
pretty important
in this visibility.
400
00:15:46,266 --> 00:15:48,734
Yeah, it's worth far more
than the video.
401
00:15:48,734 --> 00:15:51,867
[Josh] The sonar allows
the operator to virtually see
402
00:15:51,867 --> 00:15:54,100
in low visibility
environments,
403
00:15:54,100 --> 00:15:55,518
and this VideoRay Defender ROV
404
00:15:55,518 --> 00:15:56,166
and this VideoRay Defender ROV
405
00:15:56,166 --> 00:15:58,867
also has seven
independent thrusters
406
00:15:58,867 --> 00:16:00,266
to carefully maneuver.
407
00:16:00,266 --> 00:16:03,634
Okay, so, depth here
in the moat we think is what?
408
00:16:03,634 --> 00:16:06,533
Anywhere from maybe
five feet to 15 feet.
409
00:16:06,533 --> 00:16:08,533
This is a true unknown.
410
00:16:08,533 --> 00:16:10,367
Nobody knows
what's in this moat.
411
00:16:10,367 --> 00:16:13,367
Yeah, nobody has ever used
this kind of technology here.
412
00:16:13,367 --> 00:16:14,734
This is the first time today.
413
00:16:14,734 --> 00:16:16,166
-[Josh] Should we
look underwater?
-Let's go.
414
00:16:16,166 --> 00:16:17,433
-[Josh] Let's do it. Come on.
-All right.
415
00:16:22,100 --> 00:16:23,266
Okay, it's going in.
416
00:16:27,634 --> 00:16:28,734
Okay, we're clear.
417
00:16:31,467 --> 00:16:32,233
Okay.
418
00:16:32,700 --> 00:16:34,533
-Going down.
-Here we go.
419
00:16:37,367 --> 00:16:38,734
Passing three feet.
420
00:16:39,266 --> 00:16:41,166
And...
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00:16:41,166 --> 00:16:42,467
[Dave] We're on the bottom.
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00:16:42,467 --> 00:16:43,867
[Josh] Okay, that's six feet.
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00:16:46,100 --> 00:16:48,367
And let's push forward
and see what's there.
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00:16:48,367 --> 00:16:52,000
The items we're looking for,
carved sandstone sculptures,
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00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,367
have no business
in a water reservoir,
426
00:16:54,367 --> 00:16:55,518
so we should know them
when we see them.
427
00:16:55,518 --> 00:16:56,634
so we should know them
when we see them.
428
00:16:58,266 --> 00:17:00,634
Something's sort of
squared off ahead of us there.
You see that?
429
00:17:00,634 --> 00:17:02,333
[Dave] Yeah.
Let's check it out.
430
00:17:04,867 --> 00:17:06,800
-[Josh] Ooh, there it is.
-[Dave] Yup. Right there.
431
00:17:07,367 --> 00:17:09,000
-Look at that.
-Yeah.
432
00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:10,800
That's submerged stone,
for sure.
433
00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:11,634
No question, right?
434
00:17:11,634 --> 00:17:14,266
-No question.
-[Josh] Yep.
435
00:17:14,266 --> 00:17:17,467
Okay, so we've got some
scattered blocks down there.
That's a good start.
436
00:17:17,467 --> 00:17:20,266
Question is whether
there's any of this sandstone,
437
00:17:20,266 --> 00:17:23,100
any of this sculpture
mixed in with that.
438
00:17:23,100 --> 00:17:25,518
The problem is even with
the sonar that can guide us
to these objects,
439
00:17:25,518 --> 00:17:25,867
The problem is even with
the sonar that can guide us
to these objects,
440
00:17:25,867 --> 00:17:28,100
when you get on top of them,
it's just so murky.
441
00:17:28,100 --> 00:17:30,266
It's so hard to see
what's really there.
442
00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,467
-Well, I know another way.
-No.
443
00:17:33,467 --> 00:17:37,000
-[Dave] Yes. Yep. Yup. Yes.
-Dave. [shushing]
444
00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:38,634
You're doing so good
right now, don't...
445
00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:40,533
Don't go ruin this.
446
00:17:40,533 --> 00:17:43,867
-[Dave] Yeah.
-We got some great
21st century tech here,
447
00:17:43,867 --> 00:17:45,000
that's really all we need.
448
00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,600
You know, I know
just the man for the job.
449
00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,533
Yep, I do, too.
Attorney Brad Gordon.
450
00:17:50,533 --> 00:17:52,266
Underwater lawyer.
451
00:17:52,266 --> 00:17:53,700
Brad, you ready to...
452
00:17:53,700 --> 00:17:55,518
-I can't even swim.
-He can't even swim!
453
00:17:55,518 --> 00:17:56,533
-I can't even swim.
-He can't even swim!
454
00:17:56,533 --> 00:17:57,634
[all laughing]
455
00:17:58,634 --> 00:18:00,900
[Josh] Looks like I'm going
in there after all.
456
00:18:00,900 --> 00:18:02,867
So I gear up to dive.
457
00:18:02,867 --> 00:18:04,900
While the water may look calm,
458
00:18:04,900 --> 00:18:07,166
to me that just means
it's hiding something.
459
00:18:07,166 --> 00:18:09,000
Good luck, Josh.
460
00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:10,467
Okay. Thank you, sir.
461
00:18:10,467 --> 00:18:11,800
Be safe.
462
00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:24,066
[Josh speaking on radio]
463
00:18:34,266 --> 00:18:35,333
How's it looking, Josh?
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00:18:36,367 --> 00:18:37,433
[Josh speaking]
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00:18:58,467 --> 00:19:00,467
[Dave on radio] Hey, Josh,
be really careful.
466
00:19:00,467 --> 00:19:03,900
Um, there's supposed to be
like water snakes around.
467
00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:06,500
[Josh speaking]
468
00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:12,100
There have been recent
sightings of blue crate snakes
in the water.
469
00:19:12,100 --> 00:19:14,100
If one of them is in here
with me today
470
00:19:14,100 --> 00:19:15,867
and decides to take a bite,
471
00:19:15,867 --> 00:19:20,100
I have about a seven
in ten chance of dying
before I get to a hospital.
472
00:19:20,100 --> 00:19:22,367
So let's find a statue fast
473
00:19:22,367 --> 00:19:24,066
and then
get the hell out of here.
474
00:19:32,467 --> 00:19:33,634
[Josh speaking on radio]
475
00:19:40,900 --> 00:19:44,000
Are you seeing any
inscriptions or carvings?
476
00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:45,433
[Josh speaking]
477
00:20:05,266 --> 00:20:08,166
[Dave on radio] All right.
That sounds fantastic.
478
00:20:08,166 --> 00:20:10,266
Dave, can he bring
it to the surface?
479
00:20:11,734 --> 00:20:14,066
Hey, Josh, can you bring
that item up?
480
00:20:15,367 --> 00:20:16,533
[Josh speaking]
481
00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:25,518
[Brad] Josh, what is it?
482
00:20:25,518 --> 00:20:26,634
[Brad] Josh, what is it?
483
00:20:26,634 --> 00:20:27,900
Looks like sandstone.
484
00:20:27,900 --> 00:20:30,000
[Josh] Well, could that be
from a statue?
485
00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,600
Maybe a statue along the moat
486
00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:33,367
or maybe even
the Dancing Shiva.
487
00:20:33,367 --> 00:20:35,100
-We'll have to check.
-That could be a piece?
488
00:20:35,100 --> 00:20:36,066
[Brad] Yes.
489
00:20:36,900 --> 00:20:38,800
Okay. Amazing.
I'm gonna keep looking.
490
00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:39,867
-Okay. Keep going.
-[Josh] Awesome.
491
00:20:43,700 --> 00:20:45,233
[Josh speaking on radio]
492
00:21:09,367 --> 00:21:11,166
Well, that is really cool.
493
00:21:11,166 --> 00:21:12,333
[Josh speaking]
494
00:21:16,266 --> 00:21:17,066
Okay, great.
495
00:21:31,166 --> 00:21:33,166
Wow, look at that design.
496
00:21:33,166 --> 00:21:34,500
[Josh speaking]
497
00:21:34,500 --> 00:21:37,066
[Brad] Yeah, it's curved.
It looks like snake skin.
498
00:21:37,066 --> 00:21:39,634
[Josh] I'm in the Cambodian
ruins of Koh Ker
499
00:21:39,634 --> 00:21:42,367
searching for the remnants
of looted statues
500
00:21:42,367 --> 00:21:45,634
that once adorned
this ancient capital.
501
00:21:45,634 --> 00:21:48,734
Now, in the moat
of this holy temple complex,
502
00:21:48,734 --> 00:21:51,700
it looks like we found
something remarkable.
503
00:21:51,700 --> 00:21:53,600
[Brad] It's got
markings on it.
504
00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:57,066
We'll have to bring it
to the team and see
where it came from.
505
00:21:57,066 --> 00:21:57,653
Maybe one of these
statues along here.
506
00:21:57,653 --> 00:21:58,967
Maybe one of these
statues along here.
507
00:21:58,967 --> 00:22:01,600
[Josh] But that's for sure,
that's worked sandstone.
508
00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:02,867
-That's from something.
-[Brad] Yeah.
509
00:22:02,867 --> 00:22:05,700
This is from something that
was carved 1,000 years ago.
510
00:22:05,700 --> 00:22:06,900
-How about that?
-[Brad] Yeah.
511
00:22:07,367 --> 00:22:09,634
-Incredible.
-Insane.
512
00:22:09,634 --> 00:22:12,066
The pattern on the second
fragment I found
513
00:22:12,066 --> 00:22:15,734
suggests that it may be part
of the carved Naga serpent
514
00:22:15,734 --> 00:22:17,867
that once encircled the moat.
515
00:22:17,867 --> 00:22:20,066
Most importantly,
we have confirmed
516
00:22:20,066 --> 00:22:23,166
that there are fragments
of sculpture
in the water here
517
00:22:23,166 --> 00:22:26,500
and have given the team
a whole new region
in which to search.
518
00:22:26,500 --> 00:22:27,653
As for me, right now,
I have one priority.
519
00:22:27,653 --> 00:22:29,734
As for me, right now,
I have one priority.
520
00:22:29,734 --> 00:22:31,734
-Can I get out
of this water now?
-Yeah. Come on up.
521
00:22:31,734 --> 00:22:32,533
-[Josh] You sure?
-Yeah.
522
00:22:32,533 --> 00:22:34,000
Dave, can I get out?
523
00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:35,867
No. Stay in.
524
00:22:35,867 --> 00:22:37,634
He's the worst.
He's the worst.
525
00:22:38,367 --> 00:22:40,266
Does anybody have
any hand sanitizer?
526
00:22:40,266 --> 00:22:41,333
[sighs] Okay.
527
00:22:42,967 --> 00:22:45,734
Koh Ker continues to be
a magnificent puzzle
528
00:22:45,734 --> 00:22:49,066
with pieces we're recovering
one at a time,
529
00:22:49,066 --> 00:22:51,367
but the biggest question
of all remains.
530
00:22:51,967 --> 00:22:53,634
What happened to it?
531
00:22:53,634 --> 00:22:56,734
How did Jayavarman's
city of dreams fall
532
00:22:56,734 --> 00:22:57,653
only a few years after
his son Harshavarman
took control?
533
00:22:57,653 --> 00:23:00,867
only a few years after
his son Harshavarman
took control?
534
00:23:00,867 --> 00:23:04,734
The answer might
be found with the king
who took power after them
535
00:23:04,734 --> 00:23:07,433
and who moved the capital
back to Angkor.
536
00:23:15,867 --> 00:23:17,000
Early the next morning,
537
00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,467
I travel south
to the one-time home
538
00:23:19,467 --> 00:23:22,266
of a million ancient
Khmer people,
539
00:23:22,266 --> 00:23:26,066
to the city which Jayavarman
spurned to build Koh Ker,
540
00:23:26,066 --> 00:23:27,653
and to where the capital
would return soon after,
541
00:23:27,653 --> 00:23:29,100
and to where the capital
would return soon after,
542
00:23:29,100 --> 00:23:31,533
eventually blossoming
into this.
543
00:23:42,166 --> 00:23:43,734
If you don't know it by name,
544
00:23:43,734 --> 00:23:46,166
odds are you know it
when you see it.
545
00:23:46,166 --> 00:23:47,634
Angkor Wat.
546
00:23:47,634 --> 00:23:49,166
Built in the 12th century,
547
00:23:49,166 --> 00:23:52,600
it is humankind's most
impressive achievements.
548
00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,734
It is the largest temple
complex on the planet,
549
00:23:55,734 --> 00:23:57,467
and, along with King Kong,
550
00:23:57,467 --> 00:23:57,653
it is rightly billed
as the Eighth Wonder
of the world.
551
00:23:57,653 --> 00:24:00,634
it is rightly billed
as the Eighth Wonder
of the world.
552
00:24:05,734 --> 00:24:08,634
It is a maze of beauty
set in stone.
553
00:24:10,634 --> 00:24:14,166
Concentric plazas,
and shadowy corridors
554
00:24:14,166 --> 00:24:18,266
bordered by massive towers
in the shape of lotus flowers.
555
00:24:18,266 --> 00:24:22,166
Everything you see here
was created 200 years
556
00:24:22,166 --> 00:24:24,800
after the mysterious fall
of Koh Ker.
557
00:24:27,500 --> 00:24:27,653
So why did Jayavarman IV's
dream city collapse?
558
00:24:27,653 --> 00:24:31,000
So why did Jayavarman IV's
dream city collapse?
559
00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,266
Well, the answer might be
right around the corner.
560
00:24:38,166 --> 00:24:41,734
Nearby is the enigmatic
pyramid of Baksei Chamkrong
561
00:24:41,734 --> 00:24:45,500
where I'm meeting
Cambodia's deputy director
of antiquities,
562
00:24:45,500 --> 00:24:46,734
Meas Sopheap.
563
00:24:48,634 --> 00:24:50,100
[both speaking Cambodian]
564
00:24:50,100 --> 00:24:50,967
[in English] How are you?
565
00:24:50,967 --> 00:24:52,233
I'm good and how about you?
566
00:24:52,233 --> 00:24:54,100
-I'm great. How could
I not be? Look at this.
-[Sopheap laughs]
567
00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:56,500
-[Josh] This is amazing.
-[Sopheap] Amazing.
568
00:24:56,500 --> 00:24:57,653
[Josh] It's like something
out of a movie.
569
00:24:57,653 --> 00:24:58,266
[Josh] It's like something
out of a movie.
570
00:24:58,266 --> 00:24:59,634
-Isn't it?
-[Sopheap] It is,
it is. Yeah.
571
00:25:00,367 --> 00:25:01,900
[Sopheap speaking]
572
00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,867
-Right. After Jayavarman IV
and his son Harshavarman II...
-Yeah.
573
00:25:08,867 --> 00:25:10,734
...this guy comes along.
He's the next king.
574
00:25:11,734 --> 00:25:14,533
And he moves the capital
back here to Angkor?
575
00:25:17,266 --> 00:25:18,500
[Josh] So the big question
then is
576
00:25:18,500 --> 00:25:20,266
how does he do that?
How does he pull that off?
577
00:25:22,867 --> 00:25:25,266
-At the top? I was afraid
you were going to say that.
-[Sopheap laughs]
578
00:25:25,266 --> 00:25:26,500
-Are we going up?
-Yes.
579
00:25:26,500 --> 00:25:27,653
-All right, let's do it.
Come on.
-[Sopheap] Yes.
580
00:25:27,653 --> 00:25:27,800
-All right, let's do it.
Come on.
-[Sopheap] Yes.
581
00:25:33,867 --> 00:25:36,266
[Josh] We clamber up
what's left of the stairs
582
00:25:36,266 --> 00:25:39,100
which have crumbled
to a nearly sheer face.
583
00:25:41,867 --> 00:25:43,166
Just don't look down.
584
00:25:43,166 --> 00:25:44,333
Don't look down.
585
00:25:45,867 --> 00:25:47,166
Oh, yeah, this is sketchy.
586
00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:50,800
Almost there.
587
00:25:53,500 --> 00:25:54,333
Whew!
588
00:25:55,266 --> 00:25:57,467
-Yes!
-Look at this.
589
00:25:57,467 --> 00:25:57,653
-[Sopheap] We did it.
-[Josh] On top of the world.
590
00:25:57,653 --> 00:25:59,367
-[Sopheap] We did it.
-[Josh] On top of the world.
591
00:25:59,367 --> 00:26:00,166
[Sopheap] Yes.
592
00:26:00,166 --> 00:26:01,634
[Josh] Okay, so,
what do we have here?
593
00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:04,600
[Josh] Look at this.
594
00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:06,467
It's such a pretty script.
595
00:26:06,467 --> 00:26:07,533
Very beautiful.
596
00:26:09,367 --> 00:26:10,467
That's right.
597
00:26:12,166 --> 00:26:14,166
So what do we have
in these inscriptions?
598
00:26:14,166 --> 00:26:15,433
In this inscription...
599
00:26:20,266 --> 00:26:22,600
So this royal list
showing all the kings
that came before him.
600
00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:24,166
[Sopheap] All the kings. Yes.
601
00:26:24,166 --> 00:26:26,367
And so we find
inscriptions like this
602
00:26:26,367 --> 00:26:27,653
-at many of the temples
in Angkor, yes?
-Yeah. Many, many.
603
00:26:27,653 --> 00:26:29,166
-at many of the temples
in Angkor, yes?
-Yeah. Many, many.
604
00:26:29,166 --> 00:26:31,266
And do the inscriptions
tell us
605
00:26:31,266 --> 00:26:34,066
how he seized
power from Koh Ker?
606
00:26:34,066 --> 00:26:36,367
Not exactly,
but it gives some clues.
607
00:26:36,367 --> 00:26:38,100
Clues? What kind of clues?
608
00:26:42,066 --> 00:26:45,367
[Josh] Sopheap shows me
translations
of Khmer inscriptions
609
00:26:45,367 --> 00:26:47,166
that describe Rajendravarman
610
00:26:47,166 --> 00:26:49,700
as having a body
as hard as a diamond
611
00:26:49,700 --> 00:26:52,533
and a sword
stained with blood.
612
00:26:52,533 --> 00:26:55,066
It's a vivid portrait
of a leader who appears
613
00:26:55,066 --> 00:26:57,653
to have used violence
more than diplomacy.
614
00:26:57,653 --> 00:26:58,166
to have used violence
more than diplomacy.
615
00:26:58,166 --> 00:27:03,634
It seems that King Jayavarman
puts his cousin Rajendravarman
in charge of the army,
616
00:27:03,634 --> 00:27:06,867
then when Jayavarman's son
inherits the throne,
617
00:27:06,867 --> 00:27:08,600
perhaps Rajendravarman decides
618
00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:11,500
he's better qualified to rule.
619
00:27:11,500 --> 00:27:13,166
-We've seen it
a million times in history.
-Yes.
620
00:27:13,166 --> 00:27:14,734
-Maybe this
is the classic coup.
-Yeah.
621
00:27:14,734 --> 00:27:18,000
Right, the military general,
he has the support
of the army,
622
00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:19,867
-and he says, "You know what?
I want to be king."
-[Sopheap] Yes.
623
00:27:19,867 --> 00:27:22,600
The question then becomes
how does he pull it off?
624
00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:24,700
Right, even if he has
the support of the army,
625
00:27:24,700 --> 00:27:26,066
how does he get it?
626
00:27:26,066 --> 00:27:27,653
You know, by all accounts,
Koh Ker is a pretty
powerful kingdom.
627
00:27:27,653 --> 00:27:29,100
You know, by all accounts,
Koh Ker is a pretty
powerful kingdom.
628
00:27:29,100 --> 00:27:29,900
Yes.
629
00:27:35,700 --> 00:27:36,800
-[Josh] Right.
-[Sopheap] But...
630
00:27:44,066 --> 00:27:46,734
Right, maybe his father
was the real powerhouse
631
00:27:46,734 --> 00:27:48,533
who built this
empire out there,
632
00:27:48,533 --> 00:27:50,734
-and the son
couldn't maintain it.
-[Sopheap] Yeah.
633
00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:56,233
Right.
634
00:28:00,967 --> 00:28:03,600
Something went
wrong at the city,
something made it weak,
635
00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:05,500
and so he seized
that opportunity.
636
00:28:05,500 --> 00:28:07,100
-[Sopheap] Yes.
-But we don't know
what that could be.
637
00:28:08,533 --> 00:28:11,100
-Okay. So we still
have a mystery here.
-[Sopheap] Yes.
638
00:28:14,500 --> 00:28:16,867
[Josh] It now seems likely
that the capital of Koh Ker
639
00:28:16,867 --> 00:28:20,066
was conquered
by Rajendravarman II,
640
00:28:20,066 --> 00:28:23,500
but we still need to unlock
how such a powerful city
641
00:28:23,500 --> 00:28:25,734
was left so vulnerable.
642
00:28:25,734 --> 00:28:27,653
I get back on the bike
and return to Koh Ker
643
00:28:27,653 --> 00:28:28,600
I get back on the bike
and return to Koh Ker
644
00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:29,867
to meet an expert
645
00:28:29,867 --> 00:28:32,900
who believes she and her team
may have found the answer.
646
00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,266
-Hello.
-[Sarah] Hey, Josh.
647
00:28:35,266 --> 00:28:36,867
[Josh] How are you?
648
00:28:36,867 --> 00:28:39,266
-I'm guessing you're Sarah.
-I'm Sarah, nice to meet you.
649
00:28:39,266 --> 00:28:40,266
Nice to meet you as well.
650
00:28:40,266 --> 00:28:41,467
-[Sarah] So you made it.
-I made it.
651
00:28:41,467 --> 00:28:44,700
All right. So tell me
how you fit into
this puzzle out here,
652
00:28:44,700 --> 00:28:46,100
this excavation,
what do you do?
653
00:28:46,100 --> 00:28:47,266
Yeah. I'm an archeologist.
654
00:28:47,266 --> 00:28:48,867
I specialize
in remote sensing.
655
00:28:48,867 --> 00:28:51,634
[Josh] And remote sensing
is psychic viewing, right?
That's where you...
656
00:28:51,634 --> 00:28:54,100
-[laughs] Not quite,
not quite.
-No, it's not. No.
657
00:28:54,100 --> 00:28:57,266
Remote sensing
is like things like
ground penetrating radar,
658
00:28:57,266 --> 00:28:57,653
-lidar technology...
-Yeah, yeah.
659
00:28:57,653 --> 00:28:58,500
-lidar technology...
-Yeah, yeah.
660
00:28:58,500 --> 00:28:59,967
-...laser scanning, right?
Things like that.
-Yeah.
661
00:28:59,967 --> 00:29:02,000
-All the fun goodies.
-Exactly.
662
00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:05,367
[Josh] Lidar uses laser pulses
fired from above
663
00:29:05,367 --> 00:29:08,166
to see beneath canopies
of vegetation,
664
00:29:08,166 --> 00:29:11,066
allowing us to find
long-hidden structures.
665
00:29:12,166 --> 00:29:15,266
And has this sort of
technology been used
out here in the past?
666
00:29:15,266 --> 00:29:19,367
No, this site's been
pretty much off limits
until very recently.
667
00:29:19,367 --> 00:29:21,867
All the research
that we're doing
is really cutting edge.
668
00:29:21,867 --> 00:29:22,967
It's new and exciting.
669
00:29:22,967 --> 00:29:24,634
We're kind of starting
from scratch in many ways.
670
00:29:24,634 --> 00:29:27,367
Can remote sensing,
can things like lidar,
671
00:29:27,367 --> 00:29:27,653
help explain the collapse
of this place?
672
00:29:27,653 --> 00:29:29,266
help explain the collapse
of this place?
673
00:29:29,266 --> 00:29:30,734
-Do you want to take a look?
-Yeah, can you show me?
674
00:29:30,734 --> 00:29:32,467
-Absolutely. Let's go.
-All right. On foot?
675
00:29:32,467 --> 00:29:34,266
-No, we got to take
the bikes.
-[whispers] Yes!
676
00:29:34,266 --> 00:29:35,634
Let's do it.
677
00:29:41,367 --> 00:29:45,367
To see if Sarah's lidar scan
has struck archeological
pay dirt,
678
00:29:45,367 --> 00:29:48,367
we ride through the back roads
of Koh Ker,
679
00:29:48,367 --> 00:29:52,100
marveling at its seemingly
endless collection of ruins.
680
00:29:55,734 --> 00:29:57,653
The place is incredible.
There's just stuff everywhere.
681
00:29:57,653 --> 00:29:58,333
The place is incredible.
There's just stuff everywhere.
682
00:30:01,500 --> 00:30:04,734
Sarah leads me through
the city to a wide open area
683
00:30:04,734 --> 00:30:07,066
that today looks like
swamp land,
684
00:30:07,066 --> 00:30:09,500
but scans show otherwise.
685
00:30:09,500 --> 00:30:12,500
In Koh Ker's prime,
this was the Rohal,
686
00:30:12,500 --> 00:30:16,367
the largest manmade reservoir
in the Khmer empire.
687
00:30:16,367 --> 00:30:18,000
This mile-long expanse
688
00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:21,367
was responsible
for Koh Ker's very existence.
689
00:30:21,367 --> 00:30:22,634
Without fresh water,
690
00:30:22,634 --> 00:30:26,367
Jayavarman's dream city
simply couldn't survive.
691
00:30:26,367 --> 00:30:27,653
So where did
all that water come from?
692
00:30:27,653 --> 00:30:29,266
So where did
all that water come from?
693
00:30:30,100 --> 00:30:31,367
Okay, where are we headed?
694
00:30:31,367 --> 00:30:33,634
Just up the road.
We're almost there.
695
00:30:39,166 --> 00:30:40,100
[Josh] Here?
696
00:30:40,100 --> 00:30:41,100
[Sarah] Yeah, right over here.
697
00:30:44,867 --> 00:30:45,900
What do we have here?
698
00:30:46,500 --> 00:30:47,900
This is a dam.
699
00:30:48,734 --> 00:30:50,500
-[Josh] This is a dam?
-[Sarah] A dam.
700
00:30:50,500 --> 00:30:52,100
Oh, yeah, these blocks here.
701
00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:53,166
-Wow.
-That's right.
702
00:30:53,166 --> 00:30:54,600
This is the spillway
703
00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:56,900
of a dam that stretches
to the north.
704
00:30:58,166 --> 00:31:01,500
[Josh] Today it looks
like an overgrown wall
in the jungle,
705
00:31:01,500 --> 00:31:03,634
but Sarah's lidar sees more.
706
00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,367
A massive four mile-long dam
707
00:31:07,367 --> 00:31:10,967
that stretched from Koh Ker
to a river in the jungle.
708
00:31:10,967 --> 00:31:12,367
The dam blocked the river
709
00:31:12,367 --> 00:31:14,166
and channeled it
into reservoirs
710
00:31:14,166 --> 00:31:17,533
that supplied the city
with life-giving water.
711
00:31:17,533 --> 00:31:19,367
So 1,000 years ago,
if you were arriving here,
712
00:31:19,367 --> 00:31:20,734
you would've looked out
and seen this?
713
00:31:20,734 --> 00:31:21,967
Exactly.
714
00:31:21,967 --> 00:31:25,266
So the entry to Koh Ker
was through this road.
715
00:31:25,266 --> 00:31:26,734
So you'd be walking
along this road.
716
00:31:26,734 --> 00:31:27,653
To your right would
have been the largest
717
00:31:27,653 --> 00:31:28,166
To your right would
have been the largest
718
00:31:28,166 --> 00:31:30,266
manmade body of water
they've ever seen,
719
00:31:30,266 --> 00:31:32,066
-and then straight ahead...
-[Josh] Right.
720
00:31:32,066 --> 00:31:33,367
[Sarah] ...is the pyramid
of Koh Ker.
721
00:31:33,367 --> 00:31:35,500
Incredible. It must have
been breathtaking.
722
00:31:35,500 --> 00:31:37,500
[Sarah] It would have
been a beautiful view.
723
00:31:37,500 --> 00:31:39,166
[Josh] It is an
engineering feat
724
00:31:39,166 --> 00:31:41,700
of empire-making proportions.
725
00:31:41,700 --> 00:31:44,867
But in this spot,
the stone blocks seem to end,
726
00:31:44,867 --> 00:31:47,900
as though there's a gap
in the dam's retaining wall.
727
00:31:48,533 --> 00:31:49,867
[Sarah] So where
we're standing,
728
00:31:49,867 --> 00:31:52,166
we're at the side
of a large, stone spillway,
729
00:31:52,166 --> 00:31:54,367
which would have stretched
all the way over there.
730
00:31:54,367 --> 00:31:56,266
[Josh] So excess water
would come over that spillway.
731
00:31:56,266 --> 00:31:57,266
[Sarah] Exactly, yeah.
732
00:31:57,266 --> 00:31:57,653
Am I missing
something, though?
733
00:31:57,653 --> 00:31:58,500
Am I missing
something, though?
734
00:31:58,500 --> 00:32:01,500
I don't see a huge
stone structure here.
Like, where is it?
735
00:32:01,500 --> 00:32:03,867
Well, that's where
the lidar data
becomes interesting.
736
00:32:03,867 --> 00:32:06,066
As you can see,
it's just, it's gone.
737
00:32:06,066 --> 00:32:09,867
[Josh] The reason
may finally explain
the fall of Koh Ker.
738
00:32:09,867 --> 00:32:13,734
An epic disaster
that brought down a capital.
739
00:32:13,734 --> 00:32:15,266
We're talking
about a dam failure?
740
00:32:15,266 --> 00:32:16,367
Dam failure, yep.
741
00:32:17,166 --> 00:32:18,367
[Josh] Wow!
742
00:32:24,166 --> 00:32:26,867
We know there was
some kind of huge event
that happened here
743
00:32:26,867 --> 00:32:29,000
that completely blasted
out this spillway.
744
00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,166
[Josh] Archeologist
Sarah Klassen
745
00:32:31,166 --> 00:32:33,166
has brought me
to an ancient dam,
746
00:32:33,166 --> 00:32:35,467
to explain how
the city of Koh Ker
747
00:32:35,467 --> 00:32:37,166
went from a glittering capital
748
00:32:37,166 --> 00:32:38,367
to ruins.
749
00:32:38,367 --> 00:32:39,867
We're talking
about a dam failure?
750
00:32:39,867 --> 00:32:41,066
Dam failure, yep.
751
00:32:41,867 --> 00:32:42,867
[Sarah] So at some point,
752
00:32:42,867 --> 00:32:45,000
this spillway just
completely failed.
753
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:46,533
Blasted open.
754
00:32:46,533 --> 00:32:48,266
We've actually found
spillway blocks,
755
00:32:48,266 --> 00:32:50,605
like, huge laterite
spillway blocks,
756
00:32:50,605 --> 00:32:50,634
like, huge laterite
spillway blocks,
757
00:32:50,634 --> 00:32:52,367
hundreds of feet
downstream from here.
758
00:32:52,367 --> 00:32:53,867
-Just, like,
out in the jungle?
-[Sarah] Yeah.
759
00:32:53,867 --> 00:32:56,367
That were carried down
when the spillway failed.
760
00:32:56,367 --> 00:32:59,266
So what would
the immediate effect
have been of the failure?
761
00:32:59,266 --> 00:33:00,634
Catastrophic.
762
00:33:00,634 --> 00:33:03,100
It's not only a source
of water for drinking.
763
00:33:03,100 --> 00:33:07,467
It's used for agriculture,
for fish, for protein.
764
00:33:07,467 --> 00:33:10,367
There are a lot reasons
why you need to have
a large source of water.
765
00:33:10,367 --> 00:33:11,867
Right, it's food and drink.
766
00:33:11,867 --> 00:33:13,100
-It's life, right?
-[Sarah] Exactly.
767
00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:16,166
And this is a remote city
out here in the jungle
768
00:33:16,166 --> 00:33:17,700
trying to support
how many people?
769
00:33:17,700 --> 00:33:19,734
Tens of thousands
of people, we think.
770
00:33:19,734 --> 00:33:20,605
Right. And if you lose,
in an instant,
771
00:33:20,605 --> 00:33:21,600
Right. And if you lose,
in an instant,
772
00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:24,634
your ability to feed people,
to give people water,
773
00:33:25,266 --> 00:33:27,367
-it's over. Right?
-Exactly.
774
00:33:27,367 --> 00:33:28,900
[Josh] We learned
back at Angkor
775
00:33:28,900 --> 00:33:31,367
that Koh Ker may have
been weakened somehow,
776
00:33:31,367 --> 00:33:34,100
leaving it vulnerable
to assault.
777
00:33:34,100 --> 00:33:36,000
And we've seen
that this next king,
778
00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,900
Rajendravarman, he comes in.
779
00:33:37,900 --> 00:33:39,467
He seems to come
out of nowhere,
780
00:33:39,467 --> 00:33:42,634
and take control,
and move the capital
back to Angkor.
781
00:33:42,634 --> 00:33:46,266
It's possible that he seized
on this moment of weakness,
782
00:33:46,266 --> 00:33:48,000
and came in,
and took the throne back.
783
00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:48,900
Look at that.
784
00:33:48,900 --> 00:33:50,605
Twenty-first
century technology,
785
00:33:50,605 --> 00:33:50,634
Twenty-first
century technology,
786
00:33:50,634 --> 00:33:52,100
thousand-year-old mystery.
787
00:33:52,100 --> 00:33:54,166
-Here we go.
-Incredible.
788
00:33:54,166 --> 00:33:55,467
[Josh] Thanks to Sarah's work,
789
00:33:55,467 --> 00:33:57,800
and the power
of cutting-edge technology,
790
00:33:57,800 --> 00:34:00,600
one mystery about
Koh Ker may be solved.
791
00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:03,367
But we're also here
to investigate a crime.
792
00:34:03,367 --> 00:34:07,100
The wholesale theft
of the city's statues.
793
00:34:07,100 --> 00:34:09,867
Brad Gordon
and the Cambodian
archeological team
794
00:34:09,867 --> 00:34:13,000
are back at the Prasat Krachap
temple complex,
795
00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:16,100
to excavate where
gangs of looters
stole priceless art,
796
00:34:16,100 --> 00:34:19,634
and to discover
if any treasures
were left behind.
797
00:34:20,467 --> 00:34:20,605
[Josh] Phakdey!
798
00:34:20,605 --> 00:34:21,800
[Josh] Phakdey!
799
00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:23,166
[Josh] Hello again!
800
00:34:23,734 --> 00:34:25,000
How you doing?
801
00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:26,867
-[Josh] Back in another pit?
-Yeah.
802
00:34:26,867 --> 00:34:28,166
And where are we now?
803
00:34:32,700 --> 00:34:34,734
[Josh] We've gone deeper
inside the temple
804
00:34:34,734 --> 00:34:37,367
from where we found
the pediment earlier.
805
00:34:37,367 --> 00:34:40,600
Former looters have told Brad
that this is the location
806
00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:43,266
where they stole
dozens of statues.
807
00:34:43,266 --> 00:34:46,533
Among them is the magnificent
Skanda and Shiva,
808
00:34:46,533 --> 00:34:48,166
now in the National Museum.
809
00:34:48,166 --> 00:34:50,605
That masterpiece,
the crown jewel of Koh Ker,
810
00:34:50,605 --> 00:34:51,533
That masterpiece,
the crown jewel of Koh Ker,
811
00:34:51,533 --> 00:34:54,433
was taken from some place
very close by.
812
00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:57,166
So where are you digging?
813
00:34:58,700 --> 00:35:00,433
[chuckles] Let's go.
814
00:35:06,367 --> 00:35:08,266
[Josh] We scrape
into the hard earth,
815
00:35:08,266 --> 00:35:10,100
working through
dense tree roots
816
00:35:10,100 --> 00:35:13,066
that have grown
over and through
the buildings here.
817
00:35:16,467 --> 00:35:20,333
Archeologist Thach Phanith
is the first to hit paydirt.
818
00:35:22,367 --> 00:35:24,066
-[Josh] Got something?
Sandstone?
-[Phanith] Yeah.
819
00:35:27,166 --> 00:35:28,967
-[Josh] Statue?
-[Phanith speaking]
820
00:35:29,867 --> 00:35:31,533
-A foot from a statue?
-[Phanith] Yeah.
821
00:35:32,867 --> 00:35:34,233
[Josh] Look at that, it is.
It's small.
822
00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:36,100
[Phanith speaking]
823
00:35:36,100 --> 00:35:37,367
-It's a foot?
-Yeah!
824
00:35:37,367 --> 00:35:39,266
-You're sure?
-Yeah!
825
00:35:39,266 --> 00:35:41,100
-[Josh] That's a foot
from a statue?
-[Phanith] Yeah!
826
00:35:41,100 --> 00:35:43,266
[laughs] This is unbelievable.
827
00:35:43,266 --> 00:35:45,800
Okay, let's see
if we can reveal
a bit more of it.
828
00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:48,533
[Josh] We carefully
brush away more dirt
from the foot
829
00:35:48,533 --> 00:35:49,734
to get a better look.
830
00:35:51,166 --> 00:35:52,166
[Josh] Very small.
831
00:35:53,166 --> 00:35:55,100
When I see this foot,
it reminds me of a story
832
00:35:55,100 --> 00:35:56,634
we heard from
the former looters.
833
00:35:57,100 --> 00:35:58,867
Uh, that they took out
834
00:35:59,734 --> 00:36:01,700
a father and son
statue from here,
835
00:36:01,700 --> 00:36:04,467
and the father maybe
is Jayavarman IV,
836
00:36:04,467 --> 00:36:06,533
and the son could be
Harshavarman II.
837
00:36:06,533 --> 00:36:08,367
That statue's never
been recovered.
838
00:36:08,367 --> 00:36:10,533
[Josh] While the foot
of a missing statue
839
00:36:10,533 --> 00:36:12,100
might not seem important,
840
00:36:12,100 --> 00:36:14,734
to Brad,
this is forensic gold.
841
00:36:14,734 --> 00:36:18,867
If the stolen statue
surfaces in a museum
or private collection,
842
00:36:18,867 --> 00:36:20,605
the foot will interlock,
843
00:36:20,605 --> 00:36:20,634
the foot will interlock,
844
00:36:20,634 --> 00:36:22,367
providing critical evidence
845
00:36:22,367 --> 00:36:24,967
to repatriate the statue
to Cambodia.
846
00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:27,367
[Josh] You have a pin?
847
00:36:27,367 --> 00:36:29,367
-From a statue?
-Yeah.
848
00:36:29,367 --> 00:36:30,900
[Josh] Phanith
brings over a block
849
00:36:30,900 --> 00:36:34,100
that they found nearby,
known as a pin.
850
00:36:34,100 --> 00:36:36,734
[Josh] So these pins
basically go into the ground
851
00:36:36,734 --> 00:36:38,467
to stabilize the pedestal?
852
00:36:38,467 --> 00:36:40,533
-Yeah. Yeah.
-[Josh] Under the statue.
853
00:36:40,533 --> 00:36:41,634
Could this be with this?
854
00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:44,867
[Josh] If they were
paired at antiquity,
855
00:36:44,867 --> 00:36:47,100
the statue and pin
should slot together
856
00:36:47,100 --> 00:36:48,533
like an ancient Lego.
857
00:36:50,467 --> 00:36:50,605
[Josh] And the other side?
858
00:36:50,605 --> 00:36:51,266
[Josh] And the other side?
859
00:36:52,367 --> 00:36:54,367
[Josh] Phanith gently
adjusts the foot
860
00:36:54,367 --> 00:36:55,967
to see if it's a match.
861
00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:59,000
-[Phanith] Ooh, that!
-[Josh] That fits?
862
00:36:59,000 --> 00:36:59,900
[Phin] Yeah.
863
00:36:59,900 --> 00:37:02,100
-That locks in there?
-[Phanith] Yeah.
864
00:37:02,100 --> 00:37:03,600
-[Josh] This goes together?
-Yeah!
865
00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:05,867
-And we see...[laughs]
-[Phanith speaking]
866
00:37:05,867 --> 00:37:06,900
[Josh] This is unbelievable!
867
00:37:06,900 --> 00:37:08,166
And we can see here,
868
00:37:08,166 --> 00:37:09,734
there would have been
another foot here.
869
00:37:10,100 --> 00:37:11,533
That's really amazing.
870
00:37:13,467 --> 00:37:17,066
[Josh] We rush to check
our immediate vicinity
for more fragments.
871
00:37:29,900 --> 00:37:31,233
-[Josh] Another piece?
-Yeah.
872
00:37:31,700 --> 00:37:32,900
[Josh] More sandstone?
873
00:37:32,900 --> 00:37:34,734
[Phanith speaking]
874
00:37:34,734 --> 00:37:37,266
[Josh] We hurry the new piece
over to the pin,
875
00:37:37,266 --> 00:37:39,433
to see if it's part
of the same statue.
876
00:37:40,700 --> 00:37:42,734
[Phanith] Maybe it should be.
877
00:37:43,266 --> 00:37:45,266
Yeah? That, maybe...
878
00:37:45,266 --> 00:37:47,333
[Josh] Does it go,
or is it from another statue?
879
00:37:48,467 --> 00:37:49,867
-[Phanith] There!
-[Josh] Huh?
880
00:37:49,867 --> 00:37:50,605
That fit!
881
00:37:50,605 --> 00:37:51,634
That fit!
882
00:37:51,634 --> 00:37:53,266
-[all exclaiming]
-Right there!
883
00:37:53,266 --> 00:37:54,100
That's it!
884
00:37:54,100 --> 00:37:55,867
-We found two!
-That fits!
885
00:37:55,867 --> 00:37:59,100
[Josh] Unbelievable!
That's awesome.
886
00:37:59,100 --> 00:38:01,066
-[Phanith speaking]
-Come on!
887
00:38:02,266 --> 00:38:03,333
Look at that!
888
00:38:04,367 --> 00:38:06,266
[Josh] This is incredible.
889
00:38:06,266 --> 00:38:09,100
Both pieces
lock into the pin seamlessly.
890
00:38:09,100 --> 00:38:12,266
We're now rebuilding
a destroyed masterwork
891
00:38:12,266 --> 00:38:13,367
from the feet up.
892
00:38:13,367 --> 00:38:16,467
We see so many
statues in museums
893
00:38:16,467 --> 00:38:18,734
missing their feet,
missing their arms.
894
00:38:18,734 --> 00:38:20,605
It's not until
you see the other part
895
00:38:20,605 --> 00:38:21,100
It's not until
you see the other part
896
00:38:21,100 --> 00:38:22,166
that you realize
897
00:38:22,166 --> 00:38:23,634
the violence
that's been done here, right?
898
00:38:23,634 --> 00:38:25,533
That this was
this beautiful thing
899
00:38:25,533 --> 00:38:27,967
that has literally been
hacked off at the ankles.
900
00:38:28,867 --> 00:38:31,100
You know, the public,
when they go to museums,
901
00:38:31,100 --> 00:38:32,367
they should think about this.
902
00:38:32,367 --> 00:38:33,900
-[Josh] Totally.
-[Brad] They should
think about this image.
903
00:38:33,900 --> 00:38:36,266
Yeah, that those
beautiful statues we see,
904
00:38:36,266 --> 00:38:38,533
-they belong right here.
-[Brad] Yes.
905
00:38:38,533 --> 00:38:40,266
[Josh] Brad suspects
that somewhere,
906
00:38:40,266 --> 00:38:42,734
in a museum
or private collection,
907
00:38:42,734 --> 00:38:44,000
is a broken statue,
908
00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,467
whose feet we have
just recovered.
909
00:38:46,467 --> 00:38:49,333
And now, for some
archeological police work.
910
00:38:50,266 --> 00:38:50,605
Scanning the find
with an Artec Leo.
911
00:38:50,605 --> 00:38:52,634
Scanning the find
with an Artec Leo.
912
00:38:52,634 --> 00:38:56,266
This device takes millions
of laser-accurate measurements
913
00:38:56,266 --> 00:38:57,600
and stitches them together,
914
00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:00,100
to form
a three-dimensional image.
915
00:39:00,100 --> 00:39:02,266
Think of it as
a virtual fingerprint,
916
00:39:02,266 --> 00:39:04,367
or in this case, footprint,
917
00:39:04,367 --> 00:39:06,634
that can one day match
to a priceless work
918
00:39:06,634 --> 00:39:08,634
and bring it home to Cambodia.
919
00:39:11,634 --> 00:39:13,266
Once the scan is finished,
920
00:39:13,266 --> 00:39:14,867
we get back to digging.
921
00:39:19,900 --> 00:39:20,605
Oh!
922
00:39:20,605 --> 00:39:20,700
Oh!
923
00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:25,433
[Josh] Found something?
Oh, sandstone!
924
00:39:26,467 --> 00:39:27,634
[Josh] It's got a little lip.
925
00:39:28,867 --> 00:39:29,734
Yeah.
926
00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:33,867
You think
it's part of a pedestal?
927
00:39:33,867 --> 00:39:35,600
-[Phin] Yeah.
-[Josh] Because it's so fine?
928
00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:36,867
[Phin speaking]
929
00:39:36,867 --> 00:39:38,900
There's no other pieces to it,
though, which is frustrating.
930
00:39:38,900 --> 00:39:40,700
[Brad] Josh, you might
think I'm crazy,
931
00:39:40,700 --> 00:39:43,800
but I would bet you that's
Skanda and Shiva's pedestal.
932
00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:47,333
The one we saw in the museum?
933
00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:50,367
[Josh] Okay, hold the phone.
934
00:39:50,367 --> 00:39:50,605
Brad thinks this was part
of the Skanda and Shiva.
935
00:39:50,605 --> 00:39:53,533
Brad thinks this was part
of the Skanda and Shiva.
936
00:39:53,533 --> 00:39:56,100
The stolen statue
that was put
on the black market
937
00:39:56,100 --> 00:40:00,000
for $25 million
by art dealer
Douglas Latchford,
938
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:01,467
before it was recovered
939
00:40:01,467 --> 00:40:03,467
and brought to
the National Museum.
940
00:40:03,467 --> 00:40:06,000
Unquestionably,
the greatest piece of art
941
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,634
ever found from Koh Ker.
942
00:40:08,634 --> 00:40:11,266
The pedestal is very smooth,
and has no flower design.
943
00:40:11,266 --> 00:40:12,533
Looks just like that.
944
00:40:12,533 --> 00:40:14,367
It's also
in the perfect location
945
00:40:14,367 --> 00:40:17,467
in terms of what we heard from
the looters about bringing,
946
00:40:17,467 --> 00:40:19,533
uh, Skanda and Shiva
out of the chamber.
947
00:40:19,533 --> 00:40:20,605
Right, that statue
was found here.
948
00:40:20,605 --> 00:40:22,000
Right, that statue
was found here.
949
00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:23,066
[Brad] Right behind you.
950
00:40:23,367 --> 00:40:24,166
[Josh] Right.
951
00:40:25,266 --> 00:40:26,900
-[Brad] Wow.
-Yeah.
952
00:40:26,900 --> 00:40:30,266
I've been looking at photos
for years of that statue.
953
00:40:30,266 --> 00:40:31,100
I recognize it.
954
00:40:31,100 --> 00:40:32,867
You think
that's from that statue?
955
00:40:32,867 --> 00:40:34,533
That's Skanda and Shiva.
956
00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:41,734
[Josh] Casual roadside
dining in Cambodia
957
00:40:41,734 --> 00:40:44,000
is not for the faint of heart.
958
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:45,166
Or stomach.
959
00:40:45,166 --> 00:40:47,266
Oh, boy. Spiders!
960
00:40:47,266 --> 00:40:49,867
I noticed you haven't...
you haven't sold many.
961
00:40:49,867 --> 00:40:52,533
Pretty much anything
that crawls here is edible.
962
00:40:52,533 --> 00:40:56,066
And all of it is deep-fried,
and for sale, right here.
963
00:40:56,967 --> 00:40:58,166
You've got your frogs,
964
00:40:58,166 --> 00:40:59,266
cockroaches,
965
00:40:59,266 --> 00:41:01,367
and of course, tarantulas.
966
00:41:01,367 --> 00:41:03,967
Oh, boy. Yeah, look at that.
967
00:41:03,967 --> 00:41:05,734
That's a big tarantula
right there.
968
00:41:05,734 --> 00:41:07,334
What was once
a matter of survival
is now a delicacy.
969
00:41:07,334 --> 00:41:08,867
What was once
a matter of survival
is now a delicacy.
970
00:41:08,867 --> 00:41:10,100
Though you are supposed
to enjoy these
971
00:41:10,100 --> 00:41:11,867
with an ice-cold beer
or a rice wine,
972
00:41:11,867 --> 00:41:13,533
and since
I'm driving the bike,
973
00:41:13,533 --> 00:41:14,867
I can't really
drink and drive.
974
00:41:14,867 --> 00:41:15,967
-So, it's--
-[crew member] Quit stalling!
975
00:41:15,967 --> 00:41:17,166
I'm not stalling!
976
00:41:17,533 --> 00:41:18,367
[sighs] Here we go.
977
00:41:22,367 --> 00:41:24,367
They're pretty good.
978
00:41:24,367 --> 00:41:26,233
-[crew member]
Eat the abdomen!
-Everybody's fired.
979
00:41:30,500 --> 00:41:32,367
That's tougher.
980
00:41:32,367 --> 00:41:33,600
Not the worst spider I've had.
981
00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:35,266
All right.
Time to hit the road.
Let's go.
982
00:41:40,266 --> 00:41:41,600
[Josh] Okay.
983
00:41:55,467 --> 00:41:57,734
-So this would be like this?
This is the pedestal?
-[Brad] Yes.
984
00:41:57,734 --> 00:42:00,734
[Brad] Digging in
Cambodia's city of Koh Ker,
985
00:42:00,734 --> 00:42:03,367
we may have just made
a historic discovery.
986
00:42:03,367 --> 00:42:05,734
A possible fragment
of the iconic
987
00:42:05,734 --> 00:42:07,561
Skanda and Shiva statue,
988
00:42:07,561 --> 00:42:07,634
Skanda and Shiva statue,
989
00:42:07,634 --> 00:42:09,867
which was stolen
from this temple,
990
00:42:09,867 --> 00:42:11,266
smuggled out of the country,
991
00:42:11,266 --> 00:42:15,000
and held for $25 million
on the black market.
992
00:42:15,734 --> 00:42:17,467
If this is part
of that sculpture,
993
00:42:17,467 --> 00:42:19,266
it would be the largest
missing piece of it.
994
00:42:19,266 --> 00:42:21,467
-The rest of it is
almost entirely there.
-Yes, yes.
995
00:42:21,467 --> 00:42:23,800
-[Josh] Okay.
-Back to Phnom Penh.
996
00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:25,867
Back to Phnom Penh.
997
00:42:25,867 --> 00:42:28,266
[Josh] If there's even
a chance that we have a piece
998
00:42:28,266 --> 00:42:29,867
of the Skanda and Shiva,
999
00:42:29,867 --> 00:42:31,433
there's no time to waste.
1000
00:42:36,467 --> 00:42:37,561
So we rush back
to the National Museum
in Phnom Penh
1001
00:42:37,561 --> 00:42:39,800
So we rush back
to the National Museum
in Phnom Penh
1002
00:42:39,800 --> 00:42:41,533
to assess the find.
1003
00:42:44,634 --> 00:42:46,533
Okay. Moment of truth.
1004
00:42:48,367 --> 00:42:52,467
[Josh] The Skanda and Shiva
waits in the restoration lab
with Chea Socheat,
1005
00:42:52,467 --> 00:42:55,266
the head of conservation
at the museum.
1006
00:42:55,266 --> 00:42:57,533
Now, it's time
to see if our fragment
1007
00:42:57,533 --> 00:43:00,900
was once part
of this iconic statue.
1008
00:43:00,900 --> 00:43:02,367
[Josh] We have brought
you a present.
1009
00:43:02,367 --> 00:43:03,166
Ah.
1010
00:43:03,166 --> 00:43:05,533
Which we hope
is a part of this.
1011
00:43:06,367 --> 00:43:07,561
[Chea] Okay. Yes, I will try.
1012
00:43:07,561 --> 00:43:08,734
[Chea] Okay. Yes, I will try.
1013
00:43:16,100 --> 00:43:18,533
[Josh] So, let's see
what we've got.
1014
00:43:18,533 --> 00:43:21,533
So this banding does look
almost exactly like this.
1015
00:43:21,533 --> 00:43:23,367
[Josh] We attempt
to match the piece
1016
00:43:23,367 --> 00:43:26,533
to some damaged stone
in the front of the pedestal.
1017
00:43:26,533 --> 00:43:27,800
Or here?
1018
00:43:29,266 --> 00:43:30,467
-[Josh] No?
-[Chea] No.
1019
00:43:30,467 --> 00:43:33,367
I want to try another part.
1020
00:43:33,367 --> 00:43:34,734
-[Josh] In the back?
-Yes.
1021
00:43:37,533 --> 00:43:37,561
Right. Oh, okay.
This is more damaged here.
1022
00:43:37,561 --> 00:43:40,066
Right. Oh, okay.
This is more damaged here.
1023
00:43:40,900 --> 00:43:42,967
-[Brad] So Josh, look at this.
-[Chea] Yeah.
1024
00:43:42,967 --> 00:43:44,467
-This band here is identical.
-[Josh] Right.
1025
00:43:44,467 --> 00:43:46,800
-[Chea] This...
-[Josh] It is, it's almost
the same depth
1026
00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:49,166
-from the top
of the pedestal, right?
-[Chea] Yes.
1027
00:43:49,166 --> 00:43:52,000
-Corner maybe?
-[Chea] No, because...
1028
00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:53,967
-[Josh] Oh,
it's too wide here...
-[Chea] Yes.
1029
00:43:55,867 --> 00:43:57,900
[Josh] Let's see if we
move down the line,
if it fits in.
1030
00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:03,266
-[Josh] No?
-[Chea] No.
1031
00:44:07,166 --> 00:44:07,561
No...
1032
00:44:07,561 --> 00:44:08,166
No...
1033
00:44:12,100 --> 00:44:13,100
[soft thump]
1034
00:44:13,100 --> 00:44:15,066
-[Josh] Ha! It fits!
-[Brad] Wow! Look at that!
1035
00:44:15,066 --> 00:44:16,634
-[Brad] Perfect match.
-[Chea] Yes, great.
1036
00:44:16,634 --> 00:44:19,734
Just interlocked into place!
Did you hear that?
1037
00:44:19,734 --> 00:44:21,967
-That's exactly where
it fits! Look at that!
-[Chea] Yes.
1038
00:44:21,967 --> 00:44:23,634
[Josh] It is
absolutely perfect.
1039
00:44:23,634 --> 00:44:24,634
You can see...
1040
00:44:25,467 --> 00:44:27,734
exactly where
it chipped off, right here.
1041
00:44:28,634 --> 00:44:30,734
-That is insane.
-[Brad] No gap.
1042
00:44:30,734 --> 00:44:32,367
-[Brad] Perfect.
-A perfect fit!
1043
00:44:32,367 --> 00:44:35,967
-[Brad] Congratulations.
-Congratulations!
Congratulations!
1044
00:44:35,967 --> 00:44:37,561
[Josh] Just being
in the presence of
this statue again,
1045
00:44:37,561 --> 00:44:37,634
[Josh] Just being
in the presence of
this statue again,
1046
00:44:37,634 --> 00:44:40,467
I'm reminded
what a spectacular
piece of art this is.
1047
00:44:40,467 --> 00:44:44,166
It's like we found a corner
of a Picasso painting,
1048
00:44:44,166 --> 00:44:47,066
and walked into one
of the greatest museums
in the world,
1049
00:44:47,066 --> 00:44:49,266
-and fitted it perfectly.
-[Josh] Right.
1050
00:44:49,266 --> 00:44:50,533
That's the thing
I keep thinking,
1051
00:44:50,533 --> 00:44:52,634
is that this isn't
just a statue.
1052
00:44:52,634 --> 00:44:54,100
It is a masterpiece.
1053
00:44:54,100 --> 00:44:55,367
Yeah, absolutely.
1054
00:44:55,367 --> 00:44:56,967
[Josh] This will
be reattached?
1055
00:44:56,967 --> 00:44:58,467
Yes, absolutely.
1056
00:44:58,467 --> 00:45:00,533
And this will eventually go
on display to the public?
1057
00:45:00,533 --> 00:45:02,166
[Brad] Yes, this will
go on display.
1058
00:45:02,166 --> 00:45:04,533
I look forward to coming back
and seeing it in the museum.
1059
00:45:04,533 --> 00:45:06,634
-Thank you, Josh.
-Thank you, Brad.
All the best.
1060
00:45:06,634 --> 00:45:07,561
[speaking Cambodian]
1061
00:45:07,561 --> 00:45:07,900
[speaking Cambodian]
1062
00:45:08,867 --> 00:45:11,266
[Josh, in English] This is
an incredible win.
1063
00:45:11,266 --> 00:45:15,533
One which brings this statue
closer to full restoration.
1064
00:45:15,533 --> 00:45:18,533
And while we celebrate,
we get more good news.
1065
00:45:18,533 --> 00:45:20,166
The inscription we unearthed
1066
00:45:20,166 --> 00:45:23,734
in Prasat Krachap's entry
has been translated.
1067
00:45:23,734 --> 00:45:27,533
It turns out to be
a list of 17 people.
1068
00:45:27,533 --> 00:45:29,800
A list that helps us
better understand
1069
00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:33,166
the population of Koh Ker
1,000 years ago.
1070
00:45:35,100 --> 00:45:37,561
For Cambodians,
both then and now,
1071
00:45:37,561 --> 00:45:37,634
For Cambodians,
both then and now,
1072
00:45:37,634 --> 00:45:40,166
the Koh Ker statues
possess spirits,
1073
00:45:40,166 --> 00:45:43,533
and we've just helped
to heal the Skanda and Shiva.
1074
00:45:43,533 --> 00:45:46,066
To honor the mending
of this national treasure,
1075
00:45:46,066 --> 00:45:47,867
a group of Buddhist monks
1076
00:45:47,867 --> 00:45:49,867
has invited me
and the museum team
1077
00:45:49,867 --> 00:45:53,634
to participate in a ceremony
of thanks and prayer.
1078
00:46:25,634 --> 00:46:27,967
[Josh] Koh Ker has been
in ruins for centuries,
1079
00:46:27,967 --> 00:46:31,467
but despite the ravages
of both time and crime,
1080
00:46:31,467 --> 00:46:33,533
it feels to me
that at its heart,
1081
00:46:33,533 --> 00:46:36,967
this place is very much alive.
1082
00:46:36,967 --> 00:46:37,561
The remarkable finds here
prove that the city was born
1083
00:46:37,561 --> 00:46:40,166
The remarkable finds here
prove that the city was born
1084
00:46:40,166 --> 00:46:42,967
from the boundless
ambition of a king
1085
00:46:42,967 --> 00:46:45,000
who needed to make
his own mark.
1086
00:46:45,467 --> 00:46:47,367
And what a mark it was.
1087
00:46:48,066 --> 00:46:50,266
He inspired massive monuments,
1088
00:46:50,266 --> 00:46:54,166
and created a center
of great art and beauty.
1089
00:46:54,166 --> 00:46:57,467
High-tech scans have revealed
that the fall of his capital
1090
00:46:57,467 --> 00:47:00,967
may well have been the result
of a one-two punch.
1091
00:47:00,967 --> 00:47:03,100
The catastrophic
failure of a dam
1092
00:47:03,100 --> 00:47:05,166
which robbed
the city of water,
1093
00:47:05,166 --> 00:47:07,561
coupled with clues
carved in stone
1094
00:47:07,561 --> 00:47:07,634
coupled with clues
carved in stone
1095
00:47:07,634 --> 00:47:09,166
that an ambitious relative
1096
00:47:09,166 --> 00:47:11,800
seized his moment
to take control.
1097
00:47:14,066 --> 00:47:16,734
Today, proud Cambodians
are rediscovering
1098
00:47:16,734 --> 00:47:19,734
this ancient heritage
one block at a time.
1099
00:47:19,734 --> 00:47:24,166
And former thieves
are guiding us
to new places to look,
1100
00:47:24,166 --> 00:47:26,734
below both water and soil.
1101
00:47:27,467 --> 00:47:30,266
And a tireless advocate
seeks justice
1102
00:47:30,266 --> 00:47:33,734
by bringing looted artefacts
back to where they belong.
1103
00:47:34,367 --> 00:47:36,533
In fact,
not long after our dig
1104
00:47:36,533 --> 00:47:37,561
came a major announcement.
1105
00:47:37,561 --> 00:47:38,533
came a major announcement.
1106
00:47:38,533 --> 00:47:41,533
Brad and his team
have negotiated the return
1107
00:47:41,533 --> 00:47:43,467
of art dealer
Douglas Latchford's
1108
00:47:43,467 --> 00:47:46,433
entire collection
of Cambodian art.
1109
00:47:47,100 --> 00:47:48,467
A brilliant victory
1110
00:47:48,467 --> 00:47:51,467
in the fight
to restore Koh Ker to glory,
1111
00:47:51,467 --> 00:47:54,533
and to inspire all those
who make the effort
1112
00:47:54,533 --> 00:47:57,166
to reach this
once-forgotten capital.