NARRATOR: Up next on NOVA, Cracking the Maya Code. NARRATOR: In the 16th century, the flames of the Spanish Inquisition scorched the New World, decimating the Maya civilization. One blaze was ignited ...
The ancient script of the Maya baffled scholars for centuries. Widely viewed as one of the greatest civilizations of the Western Hemisphere, which peaked around A.D. 250-900, the Maya people of ...
The pyramid-building Maya reigned over much of Central America. Today, descendants keep Maya history alive—a sign of resilience. This sculpture of the head of a Mayan warrior found in the Temple of ...
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Maya Empire: Rise and Fall of a Civilization
The film explores the history and culture of the ancient Maya civilization, tracing its origins to around 1500 BC in southern Mexico and Guatemala. It highlights the Maya's advancements in ...
A long-standing mystery surrounding the Mayan civilization's collapse has been solved. Scientists now believe a self-inflicted environmental disaster, driven by extensive deforestation for agriculture ...
These ruins of the Maya Snake Kingdom were almost lost to time These ruins of the Maya Snake Kingdom were almost lost to time Why the idea that the Maya civilization ‘collapsed’ is wrong Why the idea ...
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