Breaking the Maya code
by Coe, Michael D.
Published by : Thames and Hudson (New York ) Physical details: 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN:0500050619 :. ISSN:978050005| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | 972.81016 Coe (Browse shelf) | Available | Gift | 75187 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Prologue -- The word made visible -- Lords of the forest -- A jungle civilization rediscovered -- Forefathers: the dawn of decipherment -- The age of Thompson -- A new wind from the east -- The age of Proskouriakoff: the Maya enter history -- Pacal's people -- Down to Xibalba -- A new dawn -- A look backward, a view forward -- Epilogue.
Tells the story of the decipherment of the ancient Mayan script and of the people who made the breakthroughs.
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