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Where did it come from? Season 1, episode 11, The ancient Maya : power centers / producer, Melody Shafir ; writer/co-producer, Michael Guillen ; produced by Popular Arts Entertainment Inc. for History Channel Television Network Productions ; A & E Television Networks.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mayas--Antiquities.
- Mayas.
- Maya architecture.
- Mayas--Social life and customs.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (45 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Ancient Maya : power centers
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : A&E Television Networks, 2006.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Travel to the Yucatan and Guatemala to explore how the Maya were able to build the city of Tikal without metal tools or beasts of burden. It had monumental masonry temples, lavish sports stadiums, and palaces all connected by an elaborate system of paved roads. 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 and he examines the mysterious acoustical phenomena in the ball court and pyramid at Tikal. Journey up the Usumacinta River to the ancient city of Yaxchilan to explore the remains of what some believe to be the largest suspension bridge ever built until the 14th Century.
- Participant:
- Host, Michael Guillen.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed August 03, 2018).
- OCLC:
- 1052764146
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