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The Maya Civilization
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Mar 10, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Maya Civilization, developed by the Maya people, which flourished in central America from around 250 AD in great cities such as Chichen Itza and Uxmal with advances in mathematics, architecture and astronomy. Long before the Spanish Conquest in the 16th Century, major cities had been abandoned for reasons unknown, although there are many theories including overpopulation and changing climate. The hundreds of Maya sites across Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico raise intriguing questions about one of the world's great pre-industrial civilizations.
With
Elizabeth Graham
Professor of Mesoamerican Archaeology at University College London
Matthew Restall
Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Latin American History and Anthropology at Pennsylvania State University
And
Benjamin Vis
Eastern ARC Research Fellow in Digital Humanities at the University of Kent
Producer: Simon Tillotson.
With
Elizabeth Graham
Professor of Mesoamerican Archaeology at University College London
Matthew Restall
Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Latin American History and Anthropology at Pennsylvania State University
And
Benjamin Vis
Eastern ARC Research Fellow in Digital Humanities at the University of Kent
Producer: Simon Tillotson.
Released:
Mar 10, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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