Breaking the Maya Code by Michael D. Coe

The book includes many illustrations of the glyphs and engravings, and two photo insets. Breaking the Maya code : with 112 illustrations. This is an account of the decipherment of an ancient language, which is given added impact by Coe's first-hand account of scholarly rivalries, personality clashes, and political prejudices which held back progress for so long. In the 70s, studies of comparative languages furthered the decipherment, and now perhaps 85% of the glyphs can be deciphered - though many mysteries remain. Another breakthrough, deciphering the pattern of dates in the Mayan records, followed at the end of the decade. Then in the early 50s, a Russian scholar, Knorosov, interpreted the glyphs in a new way, comprising both phonetic and conceptual ideas. Read More All from 0.99 New from 7.95 Used from 0.99 Rare Books from 849. Although the Mayan cities were discovered a century and a half ago, the field of Mayan scholarship was dominated by scholars who had a dogmatic approach to the decipherment. Both personalities and Cold War politics slowed down the process. Michael Coe worked with all the leading players in this field. His books include The Maya, Mexico, Breaking the Maya Code, Angkor and the Khmer Civilization, and Reading the Maya Glyphs. Breaking the Maya Code - Official Trailer Cinedigm 111K subscribers Subscribe 15 4.4K views 12 years ago Now on iTunes: Based on the best-selling book.

e field of Mayan scholarship was dominated by scholars who had a dogmatic approach to the decipherment. Coe is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Yale University.

Although the Mayan cities were discovered a century and a half ago, th. Michael Coes classic inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time-the last great decoding of an ancient script-has been. Michael Coe worked with all the leading players in this field. (Michael Douglas) Free Download File Type, PDF - ZIP Material Type, Book,eBook,pdf Book,ePub Availability. This is the story of how the Mayan glyphs found in the ancient ruins of Copan and other Mayan sites have been deciphered within the last 20 years.

Breaking the Maya Code by Michael D. Coe