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by Stephen D. Houston

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Accession 1113 ISBN 9780520067714 Publisher University of California Press, British Museum
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Surveys the discovery and partial decipherment of glyphic writing and introduces the reader to the media on which glyphs are recorded. It explains the underlying principles of Maya writing, including the grammar, and discusses decipherments. -- blurb

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