Cracking the Maya code
2008
DVD
The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script carved on monuments and painted on pottery and bark books. This program highlights the ingenious breakthroughs that cracked the code, unleashing a flood of dramatic new insights about the ancient civilization.
Item Details
ISBN: 9781593758356
Description:
- 1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- digital
- optical
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
Other Title: Nova (Television program)
Notes:
- Based on the book, Breaking the Maya code, by Michael D. Coe.
- Special features: Printable materials for educators; access to the Nova web site; closed captions; described for the visually impaired.
- Narrated by Jay O. Sanders.
- DVD, region 1, 16:9 anamorphic presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC.
- Closed-captioned.
Contents:
- 1. The forgotten Maya temples
- 2. A hidden history
- 3. Political roadblock
- 4. Child's play
- 5. Cultural revelations.
Publisher or Distributor Number: WG42589
Control Number: 711920
UPC: 783421425897
Publisher: [Boston] : WGBH Educational Foundation : WGBH, 2008.Subjects:
- Archaeology -- Central America -- History.
- Archaeology -- Mexico -- History.
- Central America -- Antiquities.
- Inscriptions, Mayan.
- Mayan languages -- Writing.
- Mexico -- Antiquities.
Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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