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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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http://firstrunfeatures.com/mayacodedvd.html Based on archaeologist Michael Coe's book and filmed in nine countries, Breaking the Maya Code is the amazing st...
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- First Run Features
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 the...
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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.
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.
Breaking the Maya Code: Directed by David Lebrun. With Michael D. Coe, Ian Graham, Nikolai Grube, Peter Mathews. The complex and beautiful hieroglyphic script of the ancient Maya was until recently one of the last great untranslated writing systems.
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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. Breaking the Maya Code tells the story of the Maya decipherment from the sixteenth century to the present.
