Breaking the Maya Code

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The inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time -

the last great decipherment of an ancient script - now revised and updated.
Edition type: Third edition
Extent: 304 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 113
Publication date: 2011-12-19
Size: 23.3 x 15.5 cm
ISBN: 9780500289556

Press Reviews

Told with great vigour by Professor Michael Coe, who was himself involved; he offers an insider’s story with strong views of the personalities, competence and abilities of some colleagues
History Today

An entertaining, enlightening and even humorous history of the great searchers after the meaning that lies in the Maya inscriptions
Anthony Burgess

A great story told clearly and passionately by a great Mayanist. It’s an inspiring example of the ultimate triumph of a truth in the knock-down, drag-out world of academic politics
Science

A thrilling story of academic rivalry, bigotry, chewing gum and - wait for it - penis perforation
Daily Mail

About the Author

Professor Michael D. Coe is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Curator Emeritus in the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University. His books include The Maya, Reading the Maya Glyphs and Mexico and The True History of Chocolate, all published by Thames & Hudson.

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