Night Fire Films

After 400 years, the Maya have recovered their lost literature and history. This is one of 8 scenes available on YouTube from the 2-hour documenta...

A young boy begins his study of Maya glyphs at age 8; by age 18 he will make the final great breakthrough in the decipherment of Maya writing. Thi...

In the 1970s, scholars come together at the site of Palenque to take the decipherment of Maya writing into a new era. This is one of 8 scenes avai...

Behind the Iron Curtain in the depths of the Cold War, Yuri Knorosov makes a breakthrough in the decipherment of Maya writing. This is one of 8 sc...

In the late 19th century, Ernst Forstemann works out the many cycles of the Maya calendar. This is one of 8 scenes available on YouTube from the 2-...

Spanish friar Diego de Landa burns the Maya books; Constantine Rafinesque uses a surviving book to take the first step in the decipherment of Maya ...

The complexity and beauty of the Maya script gives it endless fascination but made it's decipherment especially difficult. This is one of 8 scenes...

Introduction to a feature documentary on the history of the Maya decipherment. This is one of 8 scenes available on YouTube from the 2-hour docume...