Coe, Michael D.
Breaking the Maya Code
- ISBN 13:
- 9780500289556
- author:
- Coe, Michael D.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Thames & Hudson
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 34
- Dimensions:
- 15.7 x 2.2 x 23.3 cm
- Genre:
- History, Ancient History & Civilisation, Aztec, Inca & Mayan,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Breaking the Maya Code Third Edition by Michael D Coe The decipherment of an ancient script is one of the great intellectual breakthroughs of our time. This third edition of a classic book takes up the question of when and where the Maya script first appeared in the archaeological record, and describes efforts to decipher its meaning on extremely early murals. Iconographic and epigraphic investigations into how the Classic Maya perceived and recorded the human senses reveal a previously unknown realm of ancient thought and perception. The story behind this breakthrough is also told, including the role of Yuri V. Knorosov, a Soviet citizen who made the achievement despite being isolated behind the Iron Curtain. Michael Coe demonstrates here what it takes to make such a breakthrough with a script of great complexity like the Maya.
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