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Breaking the Maya Code Revised » (REVISED)
Authors: Michael D. Coe
ISBN-13: 9780500281338, ISBN-10: 0500281335
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: October 1999
Edition: REVISED
Author Biography: Michael D. Coe
Michael D. Coe is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Yale University. His books include The Maya,
Mexico,
The True History of Chocolate,
Breaking the Maya Code, and
Reading the Maya Glyphs.
Book Synopsis
Michael Coe's classic inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time—the last great decoding of an ancient script—has been updated throughout and now includes an epilogue that brings the reader up to date in the fast-changing field of Maya decipherment.
Table of Contents
| Preface | 7 | |
| Prologue | 9 | |
| 1 | The Word Made Visible | 13 |
| 2 | Lords of the Forest | 47 |
| 3 | A Jungle Civilization Rediscovered | 73 |
| 4 | Forefathers: The Dawn of Decipherment | 99 |
| 5 | The Age of Thompson | 123 |
| 6 | A New Wind from the East | 145 |
| 7 | The Age of Proskouriakoff: The Maya Enter History | 167 |
| 8 | Pacal's People | 193 |
| 9 | Down into Xibalba | 218 |
| 10 | A New Dawn | 231 |
| 11 | A Look Backward, A View Forward | 259 |
| Epilogue | 275 | |
| Postscript, 1999 | 276 | |
| Appendix A | Proskouriakoff's "Suggested Order of Discussion" | 278 |
| Appendix B | The Maya Syllabic Chart | 280 |
| Notes | 282 | |
| Glossary | 288 | |
| Sources of Illustrations | 290 | |
| Further Reading and Bibliography | 292 | |
| Index | 301 |
Subjects
History
Latin American History Central American History
History Latin American History Native & Indigenous History - Mesoamerica
Nonfiction Social Sciences Anthropology & Archaeology
Nonfiction Social Sciences Native American Studies
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Science & Nature Social Sciences Anthropology & Archaeology
Science & Nature Social Sciences Native American Studies
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Social Sciences Native American Studies Native Mesoamerican People
Nonfiction History Latin American History
Latin American History Central American HistoryHistory
Latin American History Native & Indigenous History - MesoamericaNonfiction
Social Sciences Anthropology & ArchaeologyNonfiction
Social Sciences Native American StudiesNonfiction
All Nonfiction Anthropology & ArchaeologyScience & Nature
Social Sciences Anthropology & ArchaeologyScience & Nature
Social Sciences Native American StudiesSocial Sciences
Anthropology & Archaeology AntiquitiesSocial Sciences
Native American Studies Native Mesoamerican PeopleNonfiction
History Latin American History