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Maya Archaeology 1(1st Edition)
Featuring the Ancient Maya Murals of San Bartolo, Guatemala
by William Saturno, Linda A. Brown, Zachary X. Hruby, Karl Taube ., Gene Ware, Bruce R. Bachand, Lori E. Wright, Luis Alberto Martos, Joel Skidmore, Charles Golden, Stephen Houston, Charles W. Golden, Stephen D. Houston
Hardcover, 112 Pages, Published 2009 by Precolumbia Mesoweb Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-9821333-1-6, ISBN: 0-9821333-1-6

"Chapters include: High Resolution Documentation of the Murals of San Bartolo, Guatemala, by William Saturno....Strontium Isotopic Identification of an Early Classic Migrant to Punta de Chimino, Guatemala, by Lori E. Wright and Bruce R. Bachand....Communal and Personal Hunting Shrines Around Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, by Linda A. Brown....The Discovery of Plan de Ayutla, Mexico, by Luis Alberto Martos López....Painted Lithic Artifacts f ..."






The Disappearance of Writing Systems(Updated)
Perspectives on Literacy and Communication
by John Baines, John Bennet, Stephen Houston, Stephen D. Houston
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2008 by Equinox Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-84553-013-6, ISBN: 1-84553-013-6

"This volume gathers papers from the first conference ever to be held on the disappearance of writing systems, in Oxford in March 2004. While the invention and decipherment of writing systems have long been focuses of research, their eclipse or replacement have been little studied. Because writing is so important in many cultures and civilizations, its disappearance - followed by a period without it or by replacement by a different writi ..."






The Disappearance of Writing Systems
Perspectives on Literacy and Communication
by John Baines, John Bennet, Stephen Houston, Professor John Bennet
Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2008 by Equinox Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-84553-907-8, ISBN: 1-84553-907-9

"This volume gathers papers from the first conference ever to be held on the disappearance of writing systems, in Oxford in March 2004. While the invention and decipherment of writing systems have long been focuses of research, their eclipse or replacement have been little studied. Because writing is so important in many cultures and civilizations, its disappearance - followed by a period without it or by replacement by a different writi ..."






The First Writing(1st Edition)
Script Invention as History and Process
by Stephen D. Houston
Paperback, 436 Pages, Published 2008 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-72826-3, ISBN: 0-521-72826-6

"Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2008 Pages: 774 Publisher: Camidge. University Press Ancient writing gives us our first glimpse of history People and Institutions and yet its Origins remain mysterious. This 2004 Book offers a treatment and Examination of the origins of ancient writing. It studies often neglected writing systems. such as those of Mesoamerica. The leading scholars in the field collectively discuss new topics and hig ..."

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