Ancient Apocalypse: The Maya Collapse
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For over a thousand years, the Maya built a civilization in the jungle -- creating pyramids, sculptures and paintings. Then around 800 A.D., they practically vanished. Scientific sleuth Dick Gill has spent nearly twenty years proving his theory that a devastating drought wiped out the Maya. The prog
Cast & Crew
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Hermione Norres
Narration
Dick Gill
Alex Barraki
Unit Manager
Angela Barson
Graphic Designer
Alison Boesel
Publicist (Tlc)
Alan Bookbinder
Executive Producer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2002
Production Company
BBC (Main Listing)
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
For over a thousand years, the Maya built a civilization in the jungle -- creating pyramids, sculptures and paintings. Then around 800 A.D., they practically vanished. Scientific sleuth Dick Gill has spent nearly twenty years proving his theory that a devastating drought wiped out the Maya. The program follows Gill on a journey of discovery: to an archaeological site in Belize, where there is evidence of a sudden abandonment; with geologists as they take cores from a remote lake in Mexico's Yucatan that shows evidence of an exceptional drought at the time of the Maya collapse; and visiting the slopes of the rumbling volcano of Popocatepetl, to search for evidence of an eruption that may have triggered a drought.
Crew
Alex Barraki
Unit Manager
Angela Barson
Graphic Designer
Alison Boesel
Publicist (Tlc)
Alan Bookbinder
Executive Producer
Jessica Cecil
Series Producer
Simon Clarke
Graphic Designer
Dayne Cowan
Graphic Designer
Nigel Edwards
Dubbing Mixer
Aidan Farrell
Film Colorist
Sacha Gregson
Production Coordinator
Sophie Harris
Assistant Producer
Simon Holland
Editor
Ina Hurst
Graphic Designer
Paul Lawler
Music
Rick Leary
Graphic Designer
Steve Long
Production Team Member
Randall Love
Photography
Jim Mansen
Sound Recordist
Nigel Meakin
Photography
Peter Meakin
Assistant Camera
Cynthia Page
Producer
John Pritchard
Sound Recordist
Sarah Smith
Production Team Member
Kiera Stewart
Publicist (Tlc)
Francisco Torregrosa
Production Team Member
Jackie Williamson
Unit Manager
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2002
Production Company
BBC (Main Listing)
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
