| | Reading the Maya Glyphs(1st Edition) by Michael D. Coe, Mark Van Stone Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2001 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-05110-8, ISBN: 0-500-05110-0
"Decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing has reached the point that most Maya texts—whether inscribed on the monuments, written in the codices, or painted or incised on ceramics—can now be read with some confidence. The "breaking of the Maya code" has completely changed our knowledge of this ancient civilization, and has given the Maya people a long and vivid history lacking in other areas of the pre-Columbian New World. In the recent ..."
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