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Odyssey

Item number (ISN):

459998

Series title:

Maya Lords of the Jungle

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

459998

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

DOCUMENTARY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Accession:

1983-0234

Media:

Film

Part:

2 of 2

Release date:

1981

Production credit:

writer/director/producer, John Angier; assistant producer, Kathleen Bernhardt; production manager, Felipe Borrero; narration, Richard PRovost; executive producer, Michael Ambrosino; cinematographer, Peter Hoving; editor, David Berenson

Sponsor:

National Endowment for the Humanities
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Polaroid Corporation

Description:

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Documentary film on the economic, social, and political bases of the great Maya civilization of Central America revealed through new archaeological discoveries. The film takes a comprehensive look at older theories and recent archaeological advances, and suggest an interpretation of Maya society in which a flourishing trade in salt was complemented by a form of intensive agriculture based on artificially raised fields on swampy land. This economic base could have sustained the large population while necessitating the more elaborate social hierarchies and political structures that are suggested by recent excavations. A link between the ecological system and political power is found in stone: the water lily, carved on glyphs that symbolized the powers of the king, apparently also played a significant ecological function in the system of swamp-raised agriculture. Film sequences also show Mayan ruins such as Tikal in Guatamala, Copan in Honduras, Chichen Itza in northern Yucatan, Palenque in Chiapas, and various excavation sites; today's practice of slash and burn agriculture by Mayan farmers; and analysis and explanations provided by field experts and archaeologiests. <56mn>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. IDC made from PDC card.

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Vault ISN:

430174

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8309-0027

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

620019

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8310-0086
8310-0087

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8309-0027

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of D.E.R.

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