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Program Number: 20

 Item — Box: 13 LSF

Scope and Contents

Contents: Report: A special report on astronomy in the ancient Americas. Dr. John Carlson, the director of the Center for Archaeoastronomy at the University of Maryland and one of the world's foremost experts on Native American astronomy, examines the nature and importance of astronomy in pre-Columbian civilizations, and the controversy over the Grolier Codex, an ancient Maya manuscript.

Recorded: n/a

Final Production: n/a

For Play: Monday, May 16, 1983 - Sunday, May 22, 1983

[Air Date]: May 18, 1983

Timings: p.o. 29:00

Repository Details

Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository

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