Ancient Maya - Power Centers

A revealing exploration of the fantastic legacy created between its mythic origin and mystifying collapse by Central Americas great, enigmatic culture.

-Examine the touchstone accomplishments of the ancient Mayan culture.
-Hosted by Michael Guillen.
-Trace the ancient origins of modern technology and industry.

Take another fascinating trip through time to discover the precursors from centuries or even millennia ago of todays cutting-edge technological breakthroughs. Using the latest scholarship, hands-on demonstrations, and dramatic reenactments, WHERE DID IT COME FROM? shows just how far ahead of their times they really were.

A superpower of its age, the Maya grew from a marginal ethnic group to Central Americas dominant military, cultural and mercantile society, all without the benefit of metal tools or beasts of burden. WHERE DID IT COME FROM? goes on location in Mexico and Guatemala to explore the legacy of this great culture.

Host Michael Guillen demonstrates the tools used by the Maya to carve limestone; he shows how they made cement and built roads that still exist today. Then, he guides you up the Usumacinta River to the ancient city of Yaxchilan to uncover the remains of what might have been the largest suspension bridge built before the 14th Century.

Hundred of years ago, the Maya created an infrastructure in the jungles of Central America that rivaled many of the services and conveniences of today. Discover for yourself in this amazing DVD the POWER CENTERS of the Ancient Maya.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 6 Juli, 2010