Time Life´s Lost Civilizations Maya (Beg. DVD)

650 A.D. Europe is in the midst of the Dark Ages. London is little more than a collection of ramshackle shanties. But half a world away, rising from the mists of Central America like a fabulous dream, the soaring stone pyramids, teeming plazas, painted ball courts and majestic temples of the ancient Maya bespeak a civilisation of dazzling power and sophistication.

What was it that bound together the rich and complex Mayan society of lordly priest-kings, scholars and warriors? How did the ruling elite maintain the loyalty of their people, making possible a culture that could fashion such extraordinary innovations as the New World's most complicated writing system, astonishingly complex mathematics and astrological calculations that continue to amaze – even today? The answer lies in a remarkable story of a society mesmerised by the divinity of its rulers. A story filled with dark rituals where kings were disfigured and human beings sacrificed.