As they probe into the darkness the team is stunned to find a level of architectural detail rarely seen beneath the Earth’s surface. They have uncovered a Sacbe, the ritual roadway that connects the temples and ceremonial centres. Ancient Discoveries s6e13: Secret Science of the Occult, History 2009
The Maya had an obsession with Time working out intricate ways to track its passing ... They had interlocking cycles of Time ... The Maya took time-worship to a whole new level. Horizon: Do You Know What Time It Is? BBC 2008
A stone relief portrays a god in a helmet with projections resembling antennae. In Search of Ancient Astronauts, 1973
Van Daniken came upon a stone relief of what is apparently a man seated in a capsule watching something intently. His hands seem to be operating some indefinable controls. His foot pressing a lever. And at the rear of the capsule are flames trailing behind him. He seems to be dressed for the job. ibid.
Beneath the Yucatan region of Mexico are over 5,000 underwater caves ... The skull is so old it did not interest the police ... Around 600 skeletons have been discovered. Ancient X Files s2e7: Mayan Underworld, National Geographic 2012
Almost 80% of the bones ... belong to children aged between three and twelve. ibid.
Signs of disease and malnutrition have been found in many of the skeletal remains found at Copan. It’s further evidence that a burgeoning population outgrew what the land could provide, causing famine. By 9050 A.D. Copan and many of the other great Mayan cities had largely been abandoned. Doomsday, 2010
Time is running out. Our world is about to end. That’s the apocalyptic prediction from those who believe our impending doom was foreseen centuries ago by mysterious Mayan prophets whose doomsday calendar is about to run out. 2012: The Final Prophecy, National Geographic 2010
The mineral evidence suggested abrupt magnetic shifts and massive changes in sea level and climate all at the same time ... Pole shift wasn’t some apocalyptic theory but a real event. ibid.
One of the world’s most powerful civilisations: at its peak in the tenth century the Mayan empire spanned most of southern Mexico, as well as Guatemala, Belize and Honduras. ibid.
Mythology lives on in stone and a few rare texts. ibid.
The Mayans believed Time was divided into five cycles. ibid.
Mayan astronomers meticulously recorded their observations. ibid.
The last chapter of a rare eight-hundred-year-old book described the Mayan prophecies for the end of the world. ibid.
The ancient Maya apparently believed a catastrophic climate event would cause the end of the world. ibid.
A civilisation of stunning achievements. Nova: Cracking the Maya Code, PBS 2008
The deciphering of the hieroglyphs is bringing their past to life. ibid.
Pyramids and temples towered over plazas and ball courts. ibid.
An image of the ancient Maya was suddenly coming to life gleaned from their own words. ibid.
The importance of self-sacrifice can be seen. ibid.
His name is Yax Kuk Mo. His spirit haunts this valley deep in the rainforest of Honduras. He is the legendary founder of Copan, a Mayan city mysteriously abandoned over one thousand years ago. For four hundred years his dynasty of holy lords rules a kingdom through hallucinogenic visions, ritual warfare and human sacrifice. Nova: Lost King of the Maya, PBS 2001
How did they build these magnificent cities rising out of the jungle? ibid.
David Stuart – Stewart, the son of Maya experts, took his first trip to Central America when he was three years old. He began deciphering glyphs at age eight. And by the time he was eighteen he became the youngest person ever awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant. ibid.
Four of the Maya books or codices escaped the Spanish bonfires. ibid.
They can read 80% of Maya writing. ibid.
The Ball Game was a sacred thing, a ceremony for the god of the Sun. Mary Coba Cupul
Mexico eleven hundred years ago: a religious ceremony unfolds. Maya guards throw their captives into a bottomless sinkhole, never to be seen again. Until now. Maya Underworld: The Real Doomsday, National Geography 2014
The Maya Doomsday Prophecy of December 21st 2012 ... The ten buktuns dating from this creation are coming to an end on December 21st 2012. ibid.
Can these sacrifices tell us more about the Maya collapse? ibid.
Deep in the jungles of Central America more than 1,000 years ago a remarkable hidden civilisation was created. Cities of staggering scale and complexity still stand as testament to the ancient Maya. But despite decades of archaeological investigation much of their world remains a mystery. Secret History: Lost Cities of the Maya: Revealed, Channel 4 2018
Thousands of new discoveries right across the Mayan world … This unique project alongside breathtaking discoveries on the ground and the decoding of Mayan writing is placing the Maya beside Egypt and China, at the very top table of the greatest ancient civilisations in the world. ibid.
At its height the Mayan world encompassed vast areas of modern-day Central America: Mexico, Beliza, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras. ibid.
The Maya settled in these jungles around 3,000 years ago and reached their height around the 7th century A.D … They created stunning works of art and without metal tools built some of the greatest pyramids the new world has ever seen. ibid.
The Snake Kings: a royal family that rose from obscurity to forge the closest thing the Maya ever had to an empire. ibid.
Mayan art and architecture was a prayer – an appeal to the weather … But Mayan art wasn’t all enormous and formal – far from it – it was hugely varied. One of the most spectacular flourishing of creativity in human history. Simon Schama, Civilisations I: Second Moment of Creation, BBC 2018
The Mayans: their hearts beat only fifty times a minute; their teeth do not decay; their skull cavities are different from any other human beings: they are the descendants of an extraordinary people who long ago created an astonishing civilisation. Then they vanished. Where did they come from? Why did their civilisation flourish then disappear? In Search of s2e4 … Mayan Mysteries, History 1978
Deep within the jungles of Mexico and Guatemala a culture emerged unlike any other. ibid.
Why did this ancient people built such elaborate ceremonial complexes? ibid.
UFO sightings have been portrayed as a modern phenomenon. But could ancient alien interaction run far deeper? Recent discoveries suggest contact with UFOs may have occurred earlier in history than ever imagined. Were ancient monuments built for gods that descended from the sky? … Did UFOs land on Earth millennia ago and seed modern civilisation? UFOs: The Lost Evidence s1e4: Ancient UFO Earth Landings, History 2017
March 25th 2013, Mexico City: In one of the busiest cities on Earth, government ministers hold a press conference and declare publicly that they hold archaeological evidence which proves that there was contact between the ancient Maya and UFOs. ibid.
The dazzling cities of the ancient Maya built by one of the most sophisticated civilisations in history. For 3,000 years the ancient Maya dominated central America. They founded powerful kingdoms and built towering temples ruled over by formidable kings and queens. Lost Treasure Tombs of the Ancient Maya I, Channel 4 2021
Towering brightly painted temples rose over 30 metres from the jungle floor. It had wide open plazas with stunning carvings and sculptures, ball courts, sporting and ceremonial events, and magnificent staircases. ibid.
Maya: An ancient tomb sitting in the heart of the pyramid; in the centre is a spectacular twenty-ton stone sarcophagus … The mask has important spiritual significance. ibid.
The Maya population was more than ten million strong. ibid.
The spectacular city of Copan is rich with mysterious temples and hidden tombs … The Maya often sacrificed warriors captured in battle from enemy kingdoms. Lost Treasure Tombs of the Ancient Maya II
A huge volcanic eruption may have devastated the Maya. ibid.