A description of three important civilisations that flourished before the Spanish conquest in the new world - Mayan, Aztec and Incan. This film stresses the economic background shared by all three cultures, an economy based on corn. Shows Mayan carvings, the Teotihuacano’s Pyramid of the Sun, the Aztec calendar stone, Incan weavings and other art objects and ruins.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320523
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
History → Civilization - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)