Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Coe, Michael D.

Breaking the Maya code Michael D. Coe - New York Thames and Hudson c1992. - 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

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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Mayan languages--Writing.
Archaeology--History.--Mexico
Archaeology--History.--Central America


Mexico--Antiquities.
Central America--Antiquities.

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