Supplement to the Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volume 5
Epigraphy
Nonfiction, History, Americas, Latin America, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Archaeology, Anthropology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780292791794 | |
| Publisher: | University of Texas Press | Publication: | July 22, 2010 |
| Imprint: | University of Texas Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780292791794 |
| Publisher: | University of Texas Press |
| Publication: | July 22, 2010 |
| Imprint: | University of Texas Press |
| Language: | English |
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).
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).
