Breaking the Maya Code #3: The Maya Books

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 writing. This is one of 8 scenes available on YouTube from the 2-hour documentary film Breaking the Maya Code, a 400-year history of the Maya decipherment that has won 5 Best Documentary awards at international film festivals. For more on the film and the Maya script go to http://www.nightfirefilms.org/breakingthemayacode/ or to buy the film on DVD go to http://www.nightfirefilms.net/store/store.htm

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[stife1212]

Dumb ass Europeans

[1980vince]

the vatican has the mayan/aztec codex books they didn't burn them.

[bcta302]

@xxPingwing

Does it really matter where he is from?

Or are you saying that the Europeans that burned those books where not dumb asses?

[xxPingwing]

@stife1212 you're from the USA i guess?

[OnyxCode]

will you decipher the ...::: OnyxCode :::...

[1980vince]

the mayan books were not burned they have them look it up i did.

[totdesritter]

fuck spain mii la na!!!!

[lokote666ful1]

@MrJosepico 

[lokote666ful1]

@MrJosepico FUCK YOU PUTO!!!PURO AZTLANERO...AZTEC WARRIOR Y QUE PEDO,ASINA ES!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ArsLeprosa]

Por este motivo, Diego de Landa será relajado en efigie...

SALVE AH PUCH, SALVE VUCUB CAME!

[lonesilverascendentz]

thiis could a been a key to humanity