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Excerpt from A Primer of Mayan Hieroglyphics In the following pages I have endeavored with the greatest brevity to supply the learner with the elements necessary for a study Of the native hieroglyphic writing Of Central America. 2 The material is already so ample that in many directions I have been obliged to refer to it, rather than to summarize it. This - e will explain various omissions which may be noted by ad vanced scholars; but they will not, I believe, diminish the use fulness Of the work as an elementary treatise. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
The Decipherment of Ancient Maya Writing is an important story of intellectual discovery and a tale of code breaking comparable to the interpreting of Egyptian hieroglyphs and the decoding of cuneiform. This book provides a history of the interpretation of Maya hieroglyphs. Introductory essays offer the historical context and describe the personalities and theories of the many authors who contributed to the understanding of these ancient glyphs.