This is a story of how the Mayan glyphs found in the ancient ruins of Copan in Central America and other Mayan sites have been deciphered within the last twenty years.

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Title: Breaking the Maya Code
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date: 1992
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0500050619
ISBN 13: 9780500050613
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Fair

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The author of The Maya and Mexico interweaves the story of the struggle to decipher the complex hieroglyphic incriptions of the Maya with a close-up look at what is known about the culture of the ancient Maya civilization. 12,000 first printing.

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Michael D. Coe is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Yale University. His books include The Maya, Mexico, Breaking the Maya Code, Angkor and the Khmer Civilization, and Reading the Maya Glyphs. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

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