Product Details

• Actors: Stacy Keach; Peter Thomas (VI); Don Wescott
• Directors: Nova
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: WGBH BOSTON
• DVD Release Date: March 20, 2007
• Run Time: 112 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000MQ4WXI
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #69,559 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Lost King of the Maya In an ancient Mayan arena, enemies of notorious King Yax K’uk Mo square off in a ball game that appears much like modern soccer. But in this fateful contest, winners live—and losers lose their heads. From 200 to 900 A.D., Yax K’uk Mo’s dynasty of Blood Lords presided over the Maya city of Copan, conducting hallucinogenic vision quests, ritual warfare and human sacrifice. Join a team of archaeologists and historians who are piecing together the fascinating rise and fall of this ancient city, its legendary founder, Yax K’uk Mo and its amazingly advanced culture.

Maya Lords of the Jungle The civilization of the Maya, which rose out of Central America's rain forests more than 2000 years ago, grew to dizzying heights of achievement before declining precipitously in the ninth century AD No one yet knows why Maya civilization collapsed, but in Maya Lords of the Jungle, we witness the quest for an answer as archaeologists investigate temples and monuments, piece together the meaning of a complex hieroglyphic language, and analyze Maya trade routes and agricultural techniques.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yax K'uk More, November 24, 2007

By	Constance Moore (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

An oustanding example of what NOVA does very well. Beautifully photographed -the film gives you a sense that you have actually been to Copan. Top of their field scholars and a dramatic storyline of the Mayan City State.

3 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Maya, April 16, 2007

By	Jeffery Mingo (Homewood, IL USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The Mayan civilization had millions of people and created impressive buildings before even the ancient Egyptians. Importantly, the work emphasized that Mayans still live today. But those who love solving mysteries will love how this work tries to answer how the civilization went into decline and why such great edifices were abandoned.

This was presented to me as two discs, but both discs had the same info. Even if they weren't identical, they could have been put on one disc. I don't know who put together that fraudulent mess. Sometimes the work moves slowly. Students of the MTV/sound byte generation might not be able to pay attention to it.

This documentary showed one Latin American scholar, but all the rest were Americans. I hear that anthropology has diversified greatly and it's sad to see this doesn't represent that. One female scholar speaks; she has a deep chin dimple, similar to a man's.

I wish I could have seen more painting from the Maya and learned more about their culture than just their architecture. When documentaries focus on Macchu Picchu and say little about the Inca, I feel the same way.

The documentary begins with saying that Spanish paid little attention to the Maya because they didn't have gold. This reminded me of what Adam Smith wrote about the Spanish lack of foresight.