Cracking the Maya Code

Today on Far  Future Horizons we present another episode of the acclaimed PBS Science Series Nova - Cracking the Maya Code.

The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind a riddle: an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script carved on stone monuments and painted on pottery and bark books. 

Because the invading Spanish suppressed nearly all knowledge of how the script worked, unlocking its meaning posed one of archaeology's fiercest challenges. Until now, in this documentary titled Cracking the Maya Code.

Cracking the Maya Code is available on DVD from Amazon Books. 

NOVA ~ Cracking the Maya Code
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