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archaeological linguistics
Author_John Montgomery
books about mayan culture
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decoding ancient linguistics
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linguistic analysis of glyph
mayan calendar
mayan language
mayan mathematical system
pre-columbian culture languages
pre-hispanic glyphs
Product details
- ISBN 9780781810203
- Weight: 506g
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 12 Feb 2004
- Publisher: Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This comprehensive guide to deciphering Maya hieroglyphs contains a complete outline of the writing, presenting individual signs and their meanings, the script's grammatical structure and content, and explanations of the sophisticated Maya calendrical and mathematical systems.
John Montgomery is an illustrator, epigrapher, writer, and PhD candidate in the field of Pre-Columbian Art at the University of New Mexico. He also teaches art history at the South-western Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque. A long and varied experience in Central America first inspired his interest in the ancient Maya. His glyphic illustrations based on a lifetime of involvement with Maya glyph decipherment. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
