Supplement to the Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volume 5

Supplement to the Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volume 5
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Publisher : University of Texas Press
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 9780292791794
ISBN-13 : 0292791798
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Book Synopsis Supplement to the Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volume 5 by : Victoria Reifler Bricker

Download or read book Supplement to the Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volume 5 written by Victoria Reifler Bricker and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-07-22 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1981, under the editorship of Victoria Bricker, UT Press began to issue supplemental volumes to the classic sixteen-volume work Handbook of Middle American Indians. These supplements are intended to update scholarship in various areas and to cover topics of current interest that may not have been included in the original Handbook. This volume is designed to recognize the important role that epigraphy has come to play in Middle American scholarship and to document significant achievements in three areas: dynastic history, phonetic decipherment, and calendrics. The book covers four of the major pre-Columbian scripts in the region (Zapotec, Mixtec, Aztec, and Maya) and one that is relatively unknown (Tlapanec).


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