The Entire History of the Maya // Ancient America History Documentary

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— The initial script for this video was researched by Dr David Miano from The World of Antiquity. Subscribe to his channel for more Mayans content:-
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29:53 - I - To Distant Lands
48:55 - II - Into The Deep Forest
1:08:30 - III - Written In The Rocks
1:45:38 - IV - Origins
2:05:39 - V - Apogee
2:37:50 - VI - Land of the Living
3:03:28 - VII - Where Gods Walked
3:40:20 VIII - End of An Age
4:05:06 IX - The Long Count

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-- Some of the books I used for the video:
A Forest of Kings - Linda Schele
Jungle of Stone - William Carlsen
The Ruins of Time - David Adamson
The Blood of Kings - Schele & Miller
From the Mouth of the Dark Cave - Bassie-Sweet
The Highest Altar - Patrick Tierney
Popol Vuh - Dennis Tedlock
The Mayas of the Classic Period - Falcon
Round Trip From Poptun - Albert Lisi
The Gods & Symbols of Ancient Mexico & the Maya - Miller/Taube
Aztecs & Maya - N. James
The Maya - Michael D Coe
Mexico - Michael D Coe
Royal Cities of the Ancient Maya - Michael D Coe
Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology
Pre-Columbian Art - Esther Pasztory
Painting the Maya Universe - Dorie Reents-Sudet
Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens - Martin & Grube
The Maya & Teotihuacan - Brasell
Conquistadors - Michel Wood
Warlords of Ancient Mexico - Tsouras
The Mesoamerican Ballgame - Scarborough & Wilcox
Mexico & the Spanish Conquest - Ross Hassig
Olmec Archaeology & Early Mesoamerica - Pool
Penguin Atlas of North America - Eric Hoemberger
Politics of the Maya Court - Jackson
Classic Maya political History - Patrick Culbert
Ritual, Violence and the fall of the Classic Maya Kings - Iannone
Terminal Classic in the Maya Lowlands- Demerest
Blood & Beauty - Orr & Koontz
Life Among the Maya - Ronald Wright
The Lost World of Quintana Roo - Michel peissel
Adventuring in Belize - Hoffman
The Conquest of New Spain - Bernal Diaz
The Four Voyages - Christopher Columbus
Account of the Affairs of Yucatan - Diego De landa

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