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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