Cracking the Maya Code: The story behind the centuries-long decipherment of ancient Maya hieroglyphs Part 1
The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious...
Cracking the Maya Code: The story behind the centuries-long decipherment of ancient Maya hieroglyphs Part 1
The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script, carved on monuments, painted on pottery, and drawn in handmade bark-paper books. For centuries, scholars considered it too complex ever to understand—until recently, when an ingenious series of breakthroughs finally cracked the code and unleashed a torrent of new insights into the Mayas' turbulent past. For the first time, NOVA presents the epic inside story of how the decoding was done—traveling to the remote jungles of southern Mexico and Central America to investigate how the code was broken and what Maya writings now reveal.
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It's strange, as kids in the early 70's we were all taught about the sacrificial and bloodthirsty nature of Mayan society, yet here I hear that people only discovered this recently. I think my Da must have picked up something from the local legends when he lived down there in the 60's. Still seems a little odd though I was sad to hear that Linda Schele died, she was a cool lady. Thanks for the post, we didn't get this in the UK.
Los Espaloles vinieron a joder con su religion y sus pestes y costumbres de ignorantes, aun asi lo que quemaron no fue suficiente para borrar la conciencia historica de los Mayas, cientificamnete probado el fin de los tiempos, cosas que los hebreos no lo lograron hacer, se fueron en simbologias sin demostrar que el fin se detectaba a traves de la observacion de los astros, asi hablo Dios a este pueblo que le supo entender.
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I was sad to hear that Linda Schele died, she was a cool lady.
Thanks for the post, we didn't get this in the UK.