Series synopsis
Amazon: The Lost World is a documentary television series that premiered on SABC 3 on December 13, 2020. It ended on December 27, 2020.
The series digs for remains of some of the earliest Amazonians, seeking clues to how villages grew, and how the jungle itself was tamed for agriculture on a massive scale.
Premise
The series digs for remains of some of the earliest Amazonians, seeking clues to how villages grew, and how the jungle itself was tamed for agriculture on a massive scale.
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 3 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 3 | December 13, 2020 | December 27, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lost Jungle Civilisation New discoveries in the Amazon rainforest are revealing evidence of a long-lost civilisation. Mysterious geometric shapes carved into the Brazilian landscape, ditches in the forest, and giant mounds on the plains of Bolivia – are these remnants of ancient jungle cities? |
December 13, 2020 |
| 2 |
Beginnings of a Jungle Civilisation New discoveries are revealing a forgotten civilisation that once thrived in the jungles of the Amazon. But who created it and when? Archaeology and technology trace the first steps of a forgotten jungle civilisation. |
December 20, 2020 |
| 3 |
Fall of a Jungle Civilisation New discoveries are revealing a forgotten civilisation that once thrived in the jungles of the Amazon. But what happened to it? Are there clues to what caused the collapse in today’s battles against deforestation, gold mining, and disease? And do the surviving Amazonian people face a similar fate? |
December 27, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SABC 3 |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 13, 2020 |
| Last aired | December 27, 2020 |
| Runtime | 49 minutes |
| Status | ended |