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Understanding Maya Inscriptions

A Hieroglyph Handbook

By: John F. Harris,Stephen K. Stearns

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Understanding Maya Inscriptions

A Hieroglyph Handbook

By: John F. Harris,Stephen K. Stearns

This second edition includes revised and updated versions of three earlier publications: Understanding Maya Inscriptions: A Hieroglyph Handbook; New and Recent Maya Hieroglyph Readings; and A Resource Bibliography for the Decipherment of Maya Hieroglyphs and New Maya Hieroglyph Readings. This volume is designed to function as a self-teaching tool to help the neophyte, and yet be of value to scholars. It introduces the latest methods of analysis, illustrates techniques for computing Maya calendrics, uses the currently accepted orthography, provides syllabary and syntax, suggests new glyph readings, and presents various interpretations.

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274

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UPenn Museum of Archaeology

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0924171413

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9780924171413

Numerical Notation

A Comparative History

By: Stephen Chrisomalis

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Numerical Notation

A Comparative History

By: Stephen Chrisomalis

This book is a cross-cultural reference volume of all attested numerical notation systems (graphic, non-phonetic systems for representing numbers), encompassing more than 100 such systems used over the past 5,500 years. Using a typology that defies progressive, unilinear evolutionary models of change, Stephen Chrisomalis identifies five basic types of numerical notation systems, using a cultural phylogenetic framework to show relationships between systems and to create a general theory of change in numerical systems. Numerical notation systems are primarily representational systems, not computational technologies. Cognitive factors that help explain how numerical systems change relate to general principles, such as conciseness or avoidance of ambiguity, which apply also to writing systems. The transformation and replacement of numerical notation systems relates to specific social, economic, and technological changes, such as the development of the printing press or the expansion of the global world-system.

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497

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Cambridge University Press

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1139485334

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9781139485333

The Union Cavalry in the Civil War

The War in the East from Gettysburg to Appomattox, 1863--1865

By: Stephen Z. Starr

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The Union Cavalry in the Civil War

The War in the East from Gettysburg to Appomattox, 1863--1865

By: Stephen Z. Starr

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552

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LSU Press

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0807108596

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9780807108598

Great Lakes Rocks

4 Billion Years of Geologic History in the Great Lakes Region

By: Stephen E Kesler

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Great Lakes Rocks

4 Billion Years of Geologic History in the Great Lakes Region

By: Stephen E Kesler

The geologic story of the Great Lakes region is one of the most remarkable of any place on Earth. Great Lakes Rocks takes readers on this fascinating journey through geologic history, beginning with an investigation of the surface features—the hills and valleys, waterfalls and caves, and the Great Lakes themselves—that we encounter on a daily basis. From there the book digs deeper into the past, and readers learn about the amazing techniques geologists have used to reconstruct the events that shaped this region millions and even billions of years before humans set foot on Earth. Throughout, the book gives special attention to the link between the region’s geology and its modern history, including the impacts of geology on settlement patterns as well as the development of industries and the present-day economy. Other discussed topics include natural hazards that are geologic in nature, including earthquakes, floods, landslides, and coastal erosion, as well as information on rocks, minerals, and ancient life seen in fossils. Written for nonspecialist readers, this book provides a detailed but easy-to-follow introduction to the geology of the Great Lakes region, and it is an ideal fit for introductory geology courses, including those aimed at nonscience majors.

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University of MICHIGAN REGIONAL

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0472053809

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9780472053803

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Understanding Maya Inscriptions

Understanding Maya Inscriptions

Numerical Notation

Numerical Notation

The Union Cavalry in the Civil War

The Union Cavalry in the Civil War

Great Lakes Rocks

Great Lakes Rocks

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