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Author
Series
U. S. Bureau of American Ethnology. First annual report volume 1879-80
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
1881.
Language
English
11) Maya glyphs
Author
Series
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the world of ancient Maya hieroglyphs and the civilization that produced them, and offers a "glyphmaster" for budding archaeologists to create their own rubbings or secret code and a collection of messages in Maya hieroglyphs.
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"This anthropological account of Maya language use in health care in highland Guatemala explores some of the cultural and linguistic factors that can complicate communication in the practice of medicine. Bringing together the analytical tools of linguistic and medical anthropology, T. S. Harvey offers a rare comparative glimpse into Maya intra-cultural therapeutic and cross-cultural biomedical interactions"--
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script carved on monuments and painted on pottery and bark books. This program highlights the ingenious breakthroughs that cracked the code, unleashing a flood of dramatic new insights about the ancient civilization.