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The Archaeology News Network: New reading of hieroglyphic verb alters understanding of Mayan ritual texts

The Archaeology News Network: New reading of hieroglyphic verb alters understanding of Mayan ritual texts | Science News | Scoop.it

By presenting a new interpretation of a Maya hieroglyphic verb, Gerardo Aldana, associate professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at UC Santa Barbara, has revised the understanding of one of the longest-studied texts in Maya archaeology. Aldana's research appears in his new book, "Tying Headbands or Venus Appearing: New Translations of k'al, the Dresden Codex Venus Pages and Classic Period Royal 'Binding' Rituals" (Archaeopress, 2011).

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Earliest sample of Minoan hieroglyphics found on Crete | A Blog About History - History News

Earliest sample of Minoan hieroglyphics found on Crete | A Blog About History - History News | Science News | Scoop.it
A sealstone made of red jasper and featuring the earliest example of Minoan hieroglphics has been found in Western Crete.
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UCSB scholar's reading of hieroglyphic verb alters understanding of Mayan ritual texts

UCSB scholar's reading of hieroglyphic verb alters understanding of Mayan ritual texts | Science News | Scoop.it
By presenting a new interpretation of a Maya hieroglyphic verb, Gerardo Aldana, associate professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at UC Santa Barbara, has revised the understanding of one of the longest-studied texts in Maya archaeology.
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