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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 REF 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	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	Consulta / Referencia	LAS REF 497.4 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		066047

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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