National Geographic: Lost Kingdoms of the Maya
1993 · 60 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 27 VOTES · DIR. Christine Weber
Overview
Long before Columbus, the Maya established one of the most highly developed civilizations of their time in the jungles of Mexico and Central America. Yet this advanced society of priests, astronomers, artisans, and farmers suddenly and mysteriously collapsed more than a thousand years ago. Accompany archaeologists to Copan, Dos Pilas, and other spectacular Classic Maya ruins as they unearth artifacts and huge temples of incredible beauty. Recently deciphered hieroglyphics and other new discoveries offer astounding clues to the lives of these ancient people. You'll hear the startling story of one kingdom's downfall and its final desperate hours of violent warfare. Through spine-tingling recreations, witness ancient rituals reenacted on sites where they originally occured. And meet the enduring Maya who still maintain many of their ancestor's traditions. You'll hear the voices of a magnificent civilization as you uncover LOST KINGDOMS OF THE MAYA.
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00:00:09 They were here thousands of years before Columbus.
00:04:17 her masts gone, her crew perished.
00:06:34 ...if Tikal were like say New York, Copan was like Paris.
00:09:30 are the painted designs
00:11:18 some very large, some very small.
00:13:47 the Maya were living in the fertile Copan valley.
00:16:23 the gods were the source of all life
00:18:37 a doorway to the gods was opened.
00:22:03 In the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico
00:24:31 Once it was a prosperous administrative center.
00:26:11 It wasn't uncommon for the Maya to bury more than one family member
00:28:29 Agurcia has been excavating a temple pyramid
00:30:19 What Agurcia found next was totally unexpected.
00:31:58 Adorned with brightly painted sculpture
00:34:12 It doesn't fit.
00:36:11 When the classic Maya civilization was at its peak.
00:38:21 and from excavations like these that have found fortifications;
00:40:06 It's a pyramid.
00:42:06 What happens, we think at least, is that in this late time horizon
00:43:42 to create this desperate defensive system.
00:45:52 from their own food source.
00:49:01 One of the thins, I think
00:51:16 They evolved. They went through different hard times
100:00:00 have been killed