Breaking the Maya Code Trailer

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ABOUT THE FILM: For almost 2000 years, the ancient Maya of Central America recorded their history and ideas in an intricate and beautiful hieroglyphic script. Then, in the 16th century, Spanish invaders burned their books and ruthlessly extinguished hieroglyphic literacy. By the 18th century, when stone inscriptions were discovered buried in the jungles of Central America, no one on earth could read them. Breaking the Maya Code is the story of the 200-year struggle to unlock the lost secrets of this ancient civilization.

Based on archaeologist Michael Coe's book, called by The New York Times "one of the great stories of twentieth century scientific discovery", this amazing detective story is filled with false leads, rivalries and colliding personalities. It takes us from the jungles of Guatemala to the bitter cold of Russia, from ancient Maya temples to the dusty libraries of Dresden and Madrid.

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Film & Animation

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• breaking the maya code
• michael coe
• ancient maya
• hieroglyphic
• hieroglyphs

[SteampunkPagan]

@nyahbingiii

PBS made a shorter Documentry called "Cracking the maya Code



[firstrunfeaturesnyc]

@nyahbingiii

you must have the wrong film in mind, this one is about two hours long.