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Unlike other great civilisations such as the Romans and the Ancient Egyptians, the Mayan empire did not arise from the banks of a mighty river. Much of the Mayan world is in fact devoid of even the smallest river or lake.
For over a thousand years, the Maya built a civilization in the jungle — creating pyramids, sculptures and paintings. Then around 800 A.D., they practically vanished.
Only 52 weeks and a day are left before Dec. 21, 2012, when some believe the Maya predicted the end of the world.
Unlike other great civilisations such as the Romans and the Ancient Egyptians, the Mayan empire did not arise from the banks of a mighty river.
Secrets of the Maya Underworld Part 1
For over a thousand years, the Maya built a civilization in the jungle — creating pyramids, sculptures and paintings. Then around 800 A.D., they practically vanished.
A young boy begins his study of Maya glyphs at age 8; by age 18 he will make the final great breakthrough in the decipherment of Maya writing.
In the 1970s, scholars come together at the site of Palenque to take the decipherment of Maya writing into a new era.
Behind the Iron Curtain in the depths of the Cold War, Yuri Knorosov makes a breakthrough in the decipherment of Maya writing.
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.