Deciphering the Maya Script - Kelley

Deciphering the Maya Script by David Humiston Kelley is divided into 2 parts. Part 1 concerns the decipherment of specific glyphs and part 2 considers general problems in decipherment. There is much discussion of astronomy and basic glyph etymology, particularly in the study of glyphs derived from animals and plants, artifacts, and body-parts. The general thrust of the book, however, is concerned with the phonetic reading of glyphs, as merits its basic importance and the author’s long concern with the subject. Illustrated with drawings, plates, maps, tables, figures and many foldouts. Hardcover. 334pp.