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Cracking the Maya Code

Season 35 Episode 8 | 52m 46s  | Video has closed captioning.

The story behind the centuries-long decipherment of ancient Maya hieroglyphs.

Aired: 04/08/08

Expired: 11/25/15

Rating: TV-PG

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