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.
Dialogue Timeline — 685 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:09 They were here thousands of years before Columbus.
00:04:17 her masts gone, her crew perished.
00:06:31 So I suppose if you had to put it in our cultural terms
00:09:25 One glyph is there.
00:11:08 thousands of years into the past and thousands of years into the future.
00:13:30 It begins in 200 B.C.
00:15:57 that they would ensure the agricultural cycle
00:17:51 This was one of the most secret rituals in Maya life.
00:21:24 but identifies the particular village where they live.
00:24:00 It was the "place of fright"
00:25:49 Bone? There's a lot of bone.
00:28:08 It's something that's part of my country.
00:29:50 It still goes farther on towards the south.
00:31:32 We've got one over here on the left
00:33:09 and all excavations are suspended until it ends.
00:35:37 and you try not to forget to
00:37:37 Today, a research base camp marks the spot.
00:39:33 presumably of Calakmul.
00:41:11 It looks like there was a change in warfare
00:42:50 Now that would strike terror into you.
00:44:43 squeezed in living on the White House lawn
00:47:01 the king of Dos Pilas is captured and killed.
00:49:53 And once again they are under assault.
00:52:13 I think if somebody had asked me as a graduate student whether