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Mayan Glyphs-A New World Logosyllabary.

Investigate whether the features of Old World scripts such as Chinese and Japanese, Egyptian hieroglyphs, cuneiform, and Linear B apply to the unrelated scripts of the New World. Focus specifically on Yuri Knorosov's decipherment of Mayan hieroglyphic writing and how living in Cold War Russia b...

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Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Format: Video
Language:Undetermined
Language Notes:In English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015.
Subjects:
History - Ancient
History - Modern
Literature
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Summary:Investigate whether the features of Old World scripts such as Chinese and Japanese, Egyptian hieroglyphs, cuneiform, and Linear B apply to the unrelated scripts of the New World. Focus specifically on Yuri Knorosov's decipherment of Mayan hieroglyphic writing and how living in Cold War Russia both helped and hindered his work.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file)
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Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.