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- Breaking the Maya Code tells the story of the Maya decipherment from the sixteenth century to the present. 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.”
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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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- Documentary, Mystery
- David Lebrun
- 2008-05-05
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.
Detail from drawing of a carved hieroglyphic text in Temple XIV, Palenque. 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.
Jul 31, 2015 · Breaking the Maya Code (2008) is a documentary written and directed by David Lebrun, based on the book by Michael Coe, about the researchers – including Constantine Rafinesque, Ernst Förstemann, Eric Thompson, Tatiana Proskouriakoff, Heinrich Berlin, Cyrus Thomas, Yuri Valentinovich Knorosov, Merle Greene Robertson, Linda Schele, Peter ...
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.
