Project Gutenberg 2013-08-17 Public domain in the USA. 2621 Morley, Sylvanus Griswold 1883 1948 Morley, Silvanus G. (Sylvanus Griswold) Morley, S. G. (Sylvanus Griswold) 15026692 An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs Produced by Julia Miller, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs" by Sylvanus Griswold Morley is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a primer for readers interested in understanding the complex hieroglyphic writing system of the Maya civilization, focusing on the intricacies of their glyphs, calendars, and numeration. It is intended for both scholars and amateurs keen on Central American archaeology, making accessible a dense subject that has historically been challenging for those without specialized knowledge. At the start of the book, Morley discusses the significance of the Maya hieroglyphs, highlighting their status as one of the foremost intellectual achievements of pre-Columbian America. He gives historical context to the study of Maya writing, describing the early efforts by researchers to decipher these glyphs, particularly emphasizing the contributions of scholars like Ernst Förstemann and J. T. Goodman. The opening outlines the complex nature of Maya writing, which is predominantly ideographic, as well as phonetic, and details how the earliest inscriptions date back to the early centuries of the Common Era. Morley establishes a foundation for understanding the topic that will progress into more technical discussions in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43491/43491-h/images/titlepage.jpg Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mayas -- Antiquities Mayan languages -- Writing Maya calendar Maya language E011 F1401 Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1261288 2025-08-17T13:23:25.885925 text/html 1182873 2024-10-23T17:55:21 text/html 28643306 2025-08-17T13:24:01.124830 application/epub+zip 28618282 2025-08-17T13:23:31.765974 application/epub+zip 413210 2025-08-17T13:23:28.402874 application/epub+zip 28610993 2025-08-17T13:24:19.485183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28469778 2025-08-17T13:23:54.470748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 718399 2022-09-19T19:50:14.542202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 848323 2025-08-17T13:23:20.960939 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 828491 2024-10-23T17:55:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17562 2025-08-17T13:24:19.855122 application/rdf+xml 16678 2025-08-17T13:23:28.729879 image/jpeg 2429 2025-08-17T13:23:28.573933 image/jpeg 28317337 2025-08-17T13:23:26.670002 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia