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Maya hieroglyphs without tears / J. Eric S. Thompson

By:

Thompson, J. Eric S

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : British Museum Publications , 1972Description: 77 p. : illus ; 24 cmISBN:

071411555

Subject(s):

Mayas -- -Hieroglyphics

DDC classification:

LAS 497.4 THO

Summary: The decipherment of Maya hieroglyphs is one of the most intriguing of scholarly puzzles. The Maya were the only people in the New World to evolve a complete writing system. Their civilization left historical, mathematical and religious records in hieroglyphs that have yet only partially been deciphered.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS 497.4 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		062129

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The decipherment of Maya hieroglyphs is one of the most intriguing of scholarly puzzles. The Maya were the only people in the New World to evolve a complete writing system. Their civilization left historical, mathematical and religious records in hieroglyphs that have yet only partially been deciphered.

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