TV NOVA - Season 25 Episode 16 : Search for the Lost Cave People NOVA - Season 25 Episode 16 : Search for the Lost Cave People 7.008/10 by 131 users NOVA follows an international team of archaeologists and spelunkers into the Rio la Venta Gorge deep in the Chiapas jungle of Central America. In a rugged canyon they find caves filled with startling remains of a people called the Zoque who lived hundreds of years before the Maya. The extreme inaccessibility and relative dryness of the caves has preserved rare artifacts including bones, clothes, rope, and jewelry. Moving downstream from the caves the team finds a legendary city hidden in a tangle of jungle vines. Evidence of the Zoque's sophisticated writing system and their practice of ritualistic cannibalism and child sacrifice is shedding new light on a little known civilization. Details Casts Posters Images Title NOVA - Season 25 Episode 16 : Search for the Lost Cave People Alternative Titles PBS新星Nova, نوا, نووآ, PBS Nova First Air Date 1974-03-03 Last Air Date 2025-09-24 Number of Episodes 1012 Number of Seasons 52 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List NOVA Season 25 :Episode 1 Coma Coma 1997-10-07 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 2 Faster Than Sound Faster Than Sound 1997-10-14 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 3 Bomb Squad Bomb Squad 1997-10-21 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 4 The Proof The Proof 1997-10-28 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 5 Wild Wolves With David Attenborough Wild Wolves With David Attenborough 1997-11-11 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 6 Super Bridge Super Bridge 1997-11-12 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 7 Treasures of the Sunken City Treasures of the Sunken City 1997-11-18 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 8 Avalanche! Avalanche! 1997-11-25 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 9 Danger in the Jet Stream Danger in the Jet Stream 1997-12-02 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 10 Night Creatures of the Kalahari Night Creatures of the Kalahari 1998-01-06 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 11 Mysterious Mummies of China Mysterious Mummies of China 1998-01-20 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 12 Supersonic Spies Supersonic Spies 1998-01-27 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 13 Animal Hospital Animal Hospital 1998-02-03 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 14 The Brain Eater The Brain Eater 1998-02-10 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 15 Everest - The Death Zone Everest - The Death Zone 1998-02-24 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 16 Search for the Lost Cave People Search for the Lost Cave People 1998-03-31 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 17 Warnings from the Ice Warnings from the Ice 1998-04-21 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 18 Crocodiles! With David Attenborough Crocodiles! With David Attenborough 1998-04-28 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 19 The Truth About Impotence The Truth About Impotence 1998-05-12 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 25 :Episode 20 The Perfect Pearl The Perfect Pearl 1998-12-29 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...