The inside story of one of the great intellectual breakthroughs of our time—the first great decipherment of an ancient script—now revised and updated.
In the past dozen years, Maya decipherment has made great strides, read moreDuring the mid-eighteenth century, colonists constructed a line of forts along the northwest boundary of Massachusetts as a defense against the French and their Indian allies. Many of these "forts" were simply reinforced houses. Of the three major fort read more
Michael D Coe has contributed to An Early Stone Pectoral from Southeastern Mexico as an author.Michael D. Coe is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Yale University. His books include The Maya, Mexico, The True History of Chocolate, Breaking t read more
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Decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing has progressed to the point where most Maya written texts—whether inscribed on monuments, written in the codices, or painted or incised on ceramics—can now be read with confidence.
In this practic read more
This delightful and best-selling tale of one of the world's favorite foods draws upon botany, archaeology, and culinary history to present a complete and accurate history of chocolate.
The story begins some 3,000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico an read more
Michael D. Coe's Mexico has long been recognized as the most readable and authoritative introduction to the region's ancient civilizations. This companion to his best-selling The Maya has now been completely revised by Professor Coe and R read more
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