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Last Days of the Maya (2005)

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This documentary follows archaeologists as they uncover graves under the Maya ruins of Cancuén. The discoveries provide clues to the decline of Maya city-states.

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Last Days of the Maya, released to DVD under the title Royal Maya Massacre, is a 2005 television documentary film in the television series Explorer on the National Geographic Channel. The documentary tracks the discovery and excavation of two graves beneath the ruins of Cancuén, once a prominent Maya city-state. The archaeological finds documented are presented by National Geographic magazine as evidence of the beginning of the end of the Maya city-states. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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