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Natural world. Secrets of the Maya underworld /

Unlike great civilisations such as the Romans and the Ancient Egyptians, the Mayan empire did not arise from the banks of a mighty river. Then why did they populate Yucatan? The Maya believed that the freshwater pools, 'cenotes', dotted across the area were sacred portals to the underworld...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Scoones, Tim (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2005.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Sinkholes > Yucatán Peninsula.
Ecology > Yucatán Peninsula.
Yucatán Peninsula > Description and travel.
Dolines > Yucatán (Péninsule)
Yucatán (Péninsule) > Descriptions et voyages.
Ecology.
Sinkholes.
Travel.
Central America > Yucatán Peninsula.
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Unlike great civilisations such as the Romans and the Ancient Egyptians, the Mayan empire did not arise from the banks of a mighty river. Then why did they populate Yucatan? The Maya believed that the freshwater pools, 'cenotes', dotted across the area were sacred portals to the underworld. They are indeed portals, but not to the underworld rather to an incredible underground labyrinthine systems of rivers. Only now being properly explored and understood, this secret world was created by nature in a unique chain of dramatic events.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed January 06, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (49 minutes)
Playing Time:00:48:50