Mayan Archaeoastronomy: Observers of the Universe

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2017 / 20min.

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Genres

Documentary

History

Animation

Synopsis

In a feast of colours and sounds, Mayan Archaeoastronomy: Observers of the Universe makes a tour of 6 Mayan temples: San Gervasio, Chichen Itzá, Uxmal, Edzná, Palenque and Bonampak where the spectator dives into a Mayan world of knowledge about the importance of the orientations of its temples in relation to the movement of some stars like the Sun, the Moon and Venus.

Directors

Actors

Sara Mendes Da Costa

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