Breaking the Maya code
An account of the decipherment of the Mayan language, which is given added impact by Coe's first-hand account of scholarly rivalries, personality clashes, and political prejudices which held back progress. The book includes illustrations of the glyphs and engravings, and two photo insets.
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288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
9780140234817, 0140234810
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