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Based on the best-selling book by Michael Coe, called by the New York Times "one of the great stories of 20th century scientific discovery", Breaking the Maya Code traces the epic quest to unlock the secrets of the script across 200 years, nine countries and three continents.
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- Documentary, Mystery
- David Lebrun
- 2008-05-05
The Maui Film Festival. "A fascinating film!" Art Times Journal. "For two enthralling hours we follow the tracks of a variety of scholars and seekers who, over the years, bit by bit, assembled the pieces of the Maya puzzle...
The feature documentary film is based in large part on the book of the same title by Dr. Michael D. Coe, called by the New York Times “one of the great stories of twentieth century scientific discovery.” The 2-hour director’s cut of Breaking the Maya Code was released in March 2008 by Night Fire
Review this title. 4 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: Absorbing film about the sequence of studies that finally unlocked the Mayan code. TxMike 10 December 2008. Warning: Spoilers. 13 out of 13 found this helpful.
May 5, 2008 · Based on the best-selling book by Michael Coe, called by the New York Times "one of the great stories of 20th century scientific discovery", Breaking the Maya Code traces the epic quest to unlock the secrets of the script across 200 years, nine countries and three continents.
Based on the best-selling book by Michael Coe, called by the New York Times "one of the great stories of 20th century scientific discovery", Breaking the Maya Code traces the epic quest to unlock the secrets of the script across 200 years, nine countries and three continents.
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Breaking the Maya Code was eleven years in the making. It originated with a conversation between director David Lebrun and archaeologist Michael Coe (author of the book “Breaking the Maya Code”) at the 1997 Maya Meetings at the University of Texas in Austin, and began production with extensive filmed interviews with Mayanist Linda Schele in ...
