text-only page produced automatically by LIFT Text
Transcoder Skip all navigation and go to page contentSkip top navigation and go to directorate navigationSkip top navigation and go to page navigation
National Science Foundation
Now Showing: Film, TV, Museums & More
Promoting Public Understanding of Science & Engineering
NSF supports a wide variety of educational and informational projects for the general public
IMAX films and other film projects for diverse audiences
Permanent, regional and traveling exhibits and associated outreach programs
Innovative programs for children and adults, and science information material for broadcasters
Radio shows, Web-based resources, community programs, life-long learning opportunities
Overview of NSF's Informal Science Education program


TV
Cracking the Maya Code

Maya World

The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script, carved on monuments, painted on pottery and drawn in hand-made bark-paper books. For centuries, scholars considered it too complex ever to understand--until recently, when an ingenious series of breakthroughs finally cracked the code and unlocked the Mayas' turbulent past. Join NOVA on the trail of an ancient mystery with a modern twist, as contemporary descendents of the Maya are finally reclaiming the rich and complicated history of their ancestors.

For more information, or to watch online, go to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mayacode/.

 

 

Credit: © 2008 JupiterImages Corporation