Comments on: Cracking the Maya Code coming to PBS TV – April 8, 2008

By: John Heaton

John Heaton — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:30:41 +0000

I loved this program! I am fascinated with mesoamerican cultures, especially the mayan. Your work is amazing. I even printed the transcript of the program. Something I’ve never done for any other “good” program and doubt I’ll do again. The reason I did this is I wanted to exact wording of the translation for the “+” glyph that was translated “and then it happened”. I have one question for you I’d really like answered, purely to satisfy my curiosity. Could that glyph be translated “and it came to pass”?
Thanks for your hard work and dedication. I hope to read more of your translations in the future.

By: Lukas Bux

Lukas Bux — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:25:12 +0000

How great to find a blog about Maya decipherment with your involvement. I just got finished watching the PBS show for the 2nd time. Contrary to the criticism above, I found it riveting all the way through.

By: jean coyne

jean coyne — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:59:33 +0000

I was completely fascinated by the program. I have been to many of the sites and only wish I had the information before I went. It was truly inspiring. And, we think we’re so smart. Bravo!

By: Bart

Bart — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:59:26 +0000

I just got through watching the one hour version of the show on PBS. It started out very strong and got a little boring towards the end. I was hoping that they would talk a little about what so many of us are interested in, the date December 21st, 2012…

By: santhosh

santhosh — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:46:55 +0000

I am watching your work on PBS right now. What you have done is amazing.. the passion with which you’ve pursued the Mayan glyphs / phonetics is most inspiring.

After the library of alexandria was destroy, we as a humanity lost about 100 years of progress..

Wonder what we missed after the destruction of Mayan books.

By: Anthropology.net

Anthropology.net — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:19:30 +0000

Check out “Cracking the Maya Code” on PBS airing Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 at 8 p.m….

For those of you out there interested in Mayan archeology and culture, or even those out there interested in how linguists crack codes, tomorrow night PBS’s NOVA will be airing a special on how the Mayan language was deciphered. The show is calle…

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:25:26 +0000

I inquired from Night Fire Films and in a couple of months they will have the 2 hour version of “Cracking the Maya Code” available on DVD.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:31:36 +0000

Not Maya script related, but interesting show on the “Mayan Underground” particularly as it relates to Belize. Shown on the History Channel’s CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD.

I’m sure they’ll repeat it and here’s a link to the description of the show:

http://www.history.com/shows.do?action=detail&episodeId=273133

Tony