importance of this broken tablet. this was salvaged? there was work by the mexican government by archaeologists. when they left some of the locals started digging around and found this monument. so from a small site? a small site that was mostly destroyed by a cement factory. almost all of the architecture has been ground up into gravel or cement. the main body of the textbook. it s only recently been able to be deciphered. only the last few years. yes. this is where all the controversy. you can see it s v fairly heavily damaged. famous end phrase, the end of the 13 boxes that will terminate in december 21st, 2012. reporter: according to the remaining piece of the tablet,
importance of this broken tablet. this was salvaged? there was work by the mexican government by archaeologists. when they left some of the locals started digging around and found this monument. so from a small site? a small site that was mostly destroyed by a cement factory. almost all of the architecture has been ground up into gravel or cement. the main body of the textbook. it s only recently been able to be deciphered. only the last few years. yes. this is where all the controversy. you can see it s v fairly heavily damaged. famous end phrase, the end of the 13 boxes that will terminate in december 21st, 2012. reporter: according to the remaining piece of the tablet,
tablet. this was salvaged? there was work by the mexican government by archaeologists. when they left some of the locals started digging around and found this monument. so from a small site? a small site that was mostly destroyed by a cement factory. almost all of the architecture has been ground up into gravel or cement. the main body of the textbook. it s only recently been able to be deciphered. only the last few years. yes. this is where all the controversy. you can see it s v fairly heavily damaged. famous end phrase, the end of the 13 boxes that will terminate in december 21st, 2012. reporter: according to the remaining piece of the tablet, something significant is going to happen.
tablet. this was salvaged? there was work by the mexican government by archaeologists. when they left some of the locals started digging around and found this monument. so from a small site? a small site that was mostly destroyed by a cement factory. almost all of the architecture has been ground up into gravel or cement. the main body of the textbook. it s only recently been able to be deciphered. only the last few years. yes. this is where all the controversy. you can see it s v fairly heavily damaged. famous end phrase, the end of the 13 boxes that will terminate in december 21st, 2012. reporter: according to the remaining piece of the tablet, something significant is going to happen.
archaeologist explains the importance of this broken tablet. this was salvaged? there was work by the mexican government by archaeologists. when they left some of the locals started digging around and found this monument. so from a small site? a small site that was mostly destroyed by a cement factory. almost all of the architecture has been ground up into gravel or cement. the main body of the textbook. it s only recently been able to be deciphered. only the last few years. yes. this is where all the controversy. you can see it s v fairly heavily damaged. famous end phrase, the end of the 13 boxes that will terminate in december 21st, 2012. reporter: according to the