Spanish friar Diego de Landa burns the Maya books; Constantine Rafinesque uses a surviving book to take the first step in the decipherment of Maya writing.
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This is one of 8 scenes available on YouTube from the 2-hour documentary film Breaking the Maya Code, a 400-year history of the Maya decipherment that has won 5 Best Documentary awards at international film festivals. For more on the film and the Maya script
