The Entire History of the Maya // Ancient America History Documentary
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Published 2022-09-28
— The initial script for this video was researched by Dr David Miano from The World of Antiquity. Subscribe to his channel for more Mayans content:-
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29:53 - I - To Distant Lands
48:55 - II - Into The Deep Forest
1:08:30 - III - Written In The Rocks
1:45:38 - IV - Origins
2:05:39 - V - Apogee
2:37:50 - VI - Land of the Living
3:03:28 - VII - Where Gods Walked
3:40:20 VIII - End of An Age
4:05:06 IX - The Long Count
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-- Some of the books I used for the video:
A Forest of Kings - Linda Schele
Jungle of Stone - William Carlsen
The Ruins of Time - David Adamson
The Blood of Kings - Schele & Miller
From the Mouth of the Dark Cave - Bassie-Sweet
The Highest Altar - Patrick Tierney
Popol Vuh - Dennis Tedlock
The Mayas of the Classic Period - Falcon
Round Trip From Poptun - Albert Lisi
The Gods & Symbols of Ancient Mexico & the Maya - Miller/Taube
Aztecs & Maya - N. James
The Maya - Michael D Coe
Mexico - Michael D Coe
Royal Cities of the Ancient Maya - Michael D Coe
Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology
Pre-Columbian Art - Esther Pasztory
Painting the Maya Universe - Dorie Reents-Sudet
Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens - Martin & Grube
The Maya & Teotihuacan - Brasell
Conquistadors - Michel Wood
Warlords of Ancient Mexico - Tsouras
The Mesoamerican Ballgame - Scarborough & Wilcox
Mexico & the Spanish Conquest - Ross Hassig
Olmec Archaeology & Early Mesoamerica - Pool
Penguin Atlas of North America - Eric Hoemberger
Politics of the Maya Court - Jackson
Classic Maya political History - Patrick Culbert
Ritual, Violence and the fall of the Classic Maya Kings - Iannone
Terminal Classic in the Maya Lowlands- Demerest
Blood & Beauty - Orr & Koontz
Life Among the Maya - Ronald Wright
The Lost World of Quintana Roo - Michel peissel
Adventuring in Belize - Hoffman
The Conquest of New Spain - Bernal Diaz
The Four Voyages - Christopher Columbus
Account of the Affairs of Yucatan - Diego De landa
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All Comments (21)
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Hi guys hope you like this one. Very pleased to finally have it released. Took a ridiculous amount of time and energy to make. Contrary to popular opinion I never took a break. I’ve been constantly working on this. Now on to the next one! Please like, subscribe and comment it you enjoyed this it really does make all the difference in making it worthwhile by helping YouTube to promote it. Thanks all now onto the next one!!
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Usually, I watch documentaries to fall asleep, but I actually watched the entire thing and paid attention. One of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen well done.
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Seriously can't fathom the amount of work you put into a 4+ hr documentary! Thank you, Pete! Definitely one of the premier channels on YouTube!
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Pete, I am deeply thankful for the effort on producing this piece. The sobriety in which you present the history of this wildly complex and rich civilization does not fail to inspire the awe the whole study of history deserves, while also being balm for the exhausting intensity much of media produced today focus on. I do look forward to explore your other videos, and see your future work. Once again, thank you very much.
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This documentary rocks and I cant believe its all on YouTube! Long live independent creators and their patrons!
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Bravo! I'm about a quarter of the way through and I have to say that this is magnificent so far! I can't even begin to fathom how many hours you sank into this but it's stellar. Thank you!
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I am so so happy the extent of coverage this was. ot makes me so proud to be Guatemalan and hear that we also get attention on the historical records. I believe this is the first documentary I watch that covers so much history of my country's precolumbian era in such care and respect. I solute you my guy. Keep up the good work!
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As a history buff of Mayan history and culture, having visited San Grevasio, Tulum, Chinchen Itza, Uxmal, Edzna, And half a dozen other sites, along with living in the Yucatan for 2 years, I find this one of the best produced documentaries I have watched. Thank you!
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I came here because your brother from.history of the universe pointed me to you guys. 32 been suffering with deep depressive mental illness. When I'm watching and listening to you guys I feel connected focused and at ease. Very intelligently done work you guys have produced and I'm honored to be alive to see it
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I don’t know if you take “requests”, but would really love to see you do something on ancient Hawaii. Everything on YouTube is either barely 5 minutes long or focuses on post-Cook history. Thank you for what you do! These documentaries get me through my work day and are easy enough to listen to without being distracting!
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i'm really surprised this culture isn't inspiring or featured more in pop culture media, like ancient egypt is. they have such an awesome & iconic style and left behind so much stunning artwork
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This guy is providing what the History Channel used to, only way better
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I'm literally so excited rn. This feels like a movie release and I know it's going to be so good. Thank you
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This is so in depth without losing it's quality and vision. Absolutely unparalleled documentary and work. At 3hrs in I am completely caught up in what I can only describe as magic.
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4+ hours?! This is going to be AWESOME, thank you for all your hard work.
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This was amazing, it does show that even if historical records are scarce, a great deal of history happened in these places, like the Mayan civilization.
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Pete you deserved an outstanding credit to make this documentary available for all of us. it is a extraordinary documentary to know more about the Maya history and culture . I am from Central America, Thank you so much!!!
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I was just in Belize and visited Caracol ans Xunamtunich. I was in awe. It has reignited my love for Archaeology.
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I know this may seem rude and disrespectful, BUT I put this on just about every night as I try to go to sleep. Your voice has a very calming effect! I ALWAYS go back to the last thing I remember hearing and listen from there the next night. Once I've finished a documentary, I'll put it on at work or walking to hear it in its entirety in case I did miss anything. I think what you do is amazingly wonderful :)
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Very cool, can't wait to hear the story of these people.
