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Book Title: Translating Maya Hieroglyphs
Number of Pages: 408 Pages
Publication Name: Translating Maya Hieroglyphs
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Subject: Archaeology, Ancient / General, Native American Languages, Latin America / Central America, Translating & Interpreting, Linguistics / General
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2014
Item Weight: 44.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Foreign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, History
Author: Scott A. J. Johnson
Item Length: 11 in
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
