Video Subject: Mayan civilization

"Other Americans: Ancient Life in Modern Guatemala"

Complete Film Notes from Mary Baker: 1. Native animals as pets on a coffee finca [ranch, plantatio...

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The Maya Jaguar Drum

Ethnomusicologist John Burkhalter demonstrates how the Maya mimicked the sound of a growling jaguar ...

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Conserving the Pots for Painted Metaphors

Conservator Lynn Grant talks about conserving the Maya pots for the exhibition Painted Metaphors: Po...

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Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya

Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya, a new exhibition at the Penn Museum run...

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The Chama Conservation Project

Conservators at the Penn Museum apply the latest technology to conserve fragmented Maya pots. Analys...

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Great Beasts of Legend: Monsters of the Maya Cosmos

Dr. Simon Martin, Associate Curator, American Section, Penn Museum The Maya universe was populated ...

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Rise of the City: The Urbanized Jungle: Ancient Maya Garden Cities

Dr. Simon Martin, Associate Curator, American Section, Penn Museum. By at least 1000 BCE the ancien...

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The Classic Maya Collapse: New Evidence on a Great Mystery

The Maya of the Classic Period 150–900 CE created one of the most dynamic and successful societies...

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