1 option
The Mayans / Eagle Rock Entertainment ; written by Elizabeth Baquedano ; produced by Ruth Woods ; directed by Bob Carruthers.
Penn Museum Library - Desk VHS F1435 .M475 1999
Available
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Ancient civilizations (Princeton, N.J.)
- Ancient civilizations
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mayas--Antiquities.
- Mayas.
- Mayas--History.
- History.
- Mayas--Social life and customs.
- Mayas--Religion.
- Maya art.
- Maya architecture.
- Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico).
- Mexico--Antiquities.
- Mexico.
- Antiquities.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (47 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- 1/2 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [England?] : Eagle Rock Entertainment : Cromwell Productions, Ltd. ; Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities [distributor], 1999.
- System Details:
- VHS.
- analog
- magnetic
- VHS
- Summary:
- Explores Mayan history, investigating the Mayans' mastery of mathematics, their hierarchical society, their use of human sacrifice to induce rain, and their art and architecture. Includes a computer re-creation of the temple at Chichén Itzá. Comments by Iain Grain.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Penny Mahon.
- Notes:
- Produced in 1997 by Cromwell Productions, Ltd.
- Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- OCLC:
- 42828600
- Publisher Number:
- FFH 8688 Films for the Humanities
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.