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Now available via download and streaming as well as on DVD. The complex and beautiful Maya hieroglyphic script was until recently the world’s last major undeciphered writing system. Its decoding has unlocked the secrets of one of mankind’s greatest civilizations.
The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script, carved on monuments, painted on pottery, and dr...
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Sep 26, 2009 · This is one of 8 scenes available on YouTube from the 2-hour documentary film Breaking the Maya Code, the winner of 5 Best Picture awards at International film festivals. For more on...
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Currently you are able to watch "Breaking the Maya Code" streaming on Kanopy for free. Synopsis The complex and beautiful hieroglyphic script of the ancient Maya was until recently one of the last great undeciphered writing systems.
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Breaking the Maya Code tells the story of the Maya decipherment from the 16th century to the present. The feature documentary film is based in large part on ...
Apr 5, 2021 · Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes. Availability: Worldwide. For a people to lose their history is a tragedy; to recover it, a miracle. For almost 2000 years, the ancient Maya of Central America recorded their history and ideas in an intricate and beautiful hieroglyphic script.
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To tell the epic story of Breaking the Maya Code required shooting at over forty locations in nine countries. In Mexico, production locations included the ancient sites of Palenque, Chicanná, Toniná, Cobá, Calakmul as well as numerous historic locations in Yucatán, site of the first Spanish conquest of the Maya.
