Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:PBS
Ancient Maya Metropolis on the Web:Official Website
Cast & Crew
E
Emma O'Neill
as Self - Narrator
Ancient Maya Metropolis
54 minDocumentary
Plot
The ancient ancestors of today’s Maya people thrived in large sophisticated cities across Central America for centuries. Why, around 750 CE, did they begin to abandon many of their major cities? Archaeologists investigate dramatic new evidence of the catastrophic droughts and instability that pushed cities beyond their limits.
