Breaking the Maya Code

IMDb link: 0496253
IMDb rating: 7.7 (341 votes)
Genres: Mystery, Documentary
Director: David Lebrun
Cast: CCH Pounder, Michael D. Coe, Ian Graham, Nikolai Grube and others

Release date: 5 May 2008
Release year: 2008
Runtime: 116 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: year 3114 b.c., 3110s b.c., 32nd century b.c., 16th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, maya, hieroglyphics, writing systems

Plot:

The complex and beautiful hieroglyphic script of the ancient Maya was until recently one of the last great untranslated writing systems. Based on the best-selling book by Michael Coe, called by the New York Times "one of the great stories of 20th century scientific discovery", Breaking the Maya Code traces the epic quest to unlock the secrets of the script across 200 years, nine countries and three continents.

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