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An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs by Sylvanus Griswold Morley Publisher Comments Best introduction to the topic — easily accessible to beginners. Extremely full in interpretation; very thorough in exposition of variants and unusual features, with reproductions of many inscriptions unavailable elsewhere. Material from Old and... (read more) Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World by David W. Anthony Publisher Comments Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $24.95 Sale - Hardcover
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The Keys of Egypt: The Obsession to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Lesley Adkins Publisher Comments When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops and scientists were astonished to discover ancient temples, tombs, and statues, all covered with strange markings-the last remnants of a language lost in time. After the Rosetta Stone was uncovered... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language by Christine Kenneally Staff Pick The First Word is a fascinating search for the origins of language, which takes the reader through genetics, evolution, and the process of defining language itself. Christine Kenneally is a capable guide to answering this difficult and complex question... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language by Christine Kenneally Publisher Comments An accessible exploration of a burgeoning new field: the incredible evolution of language The first popular book to recount the exciting, very recent developments in tracing the origins of language, The First Word is at the forefront of a controversial... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lost Languages the Enigma of the Worlds by Andrew Robinson Publisher Comments Maybe it's the possibility of "speaking with the dead," of hearing the voices of long-silent peoples and civilizations. Perhaps it's the puzzle solver's relish for the challenges posed by breaking codes. Whatever the reasons, undeciphered ancient scripts... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs: How to Read the Secret Language of the Pharaohs by Bridget Mcdermott Publisher Comments For beginners and Egyptologists alike, reading hieroglyphs provides fascinating insights into the land and lore of the pyramids. Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs is the only fully illustrated, easy-to-use guide to the meaning and mystery behind this ancient... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Hieroglyphs Without Mystery: An Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Writing by Zauzich Publisher Comments Even for the armchair traveler, learning about hieroglyphs opens a sealed door into ancient Egyptian culture. In examining these inscriptions, readers will gain a better understanding of Egyptian art, politics, and religion, as well as language.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary Volume 1 by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments Volume 1 of the monumental work containing about 25,000 words or terms that occur in texts ranging from 3000 B.C. to 600 A.D. Each entry consists of a transliteration of the word, the word in hieroglyphs, and the meaning in English. Indispensable to... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts by Andrew Robinson Synopsis Undeciphered scripts have long tantalized the public, whether it's the possibility of hearing the voices of ancient peoples or the puzzle solver's taste for the challenges posed by breaking codes. Here, Andrew Robinson investigates the most famous... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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Hieroglyphs Very Short Introduction by Penelope Wilson Publisher Comments Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years. This ancient form of expression was used as art, as a means of identifying... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $5.75 Used - Trade Paper
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Discovery at Rosetta: The Ancient Stone That Unlocked the Mysteries of Ancient Egypt by Jonathan Downs Publisher Comments The gripping tale of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, the artifact that opened up ancient Egypt and triggered a struggle for cultural supremacy. One fateful day in 1799, a unit of French army engineers made a discovery that opened the floodgates of... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Keys of Egypt: The Race to Crack the Hieroglyph Code by Lesley Adkins Publisher Comments When Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his troops were astonished to find countless ruins covered with hieroglyphs -- remnants of a language lost in time. Egyptomania spread throughout Europe with their return, and the quest to decipher the hieroglyphs... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Pocket Guide To Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Richard Parkinson Synopsis The hieroglyphic writing of ancient Egypt intrigued and baffled people until Jean-Francois Champollion finally deciphered it in the 19th century. This book shows children how to recognize and read hieroglyphics for themselves and how to write names and... (read more) Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Rosetta Stone by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments Fascinating account of great linguistic detective story -- discovery of Stone, history of the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics; work of Young, Champollion, other scholars; much more. 23 photographs. Bibliography.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt (Wonders of the World) by John Ray Publisher Comments Egypt is a brilliant and frequently amusing guide to one of history's great mysteries and marvels.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $14.95 Sale - Hardcover
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The Decipherment of Linear B by John Chadwick Publisher Comments Fascinating details of the religious and economic history of an ancient pre-Hellenic civilization are revealed in this celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B from Mycenaean Greek in the 1950s.... (read more) List Price $28.50 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Egyptian Language by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments Budge gives the history of hieroglyphic writing, its evolution into hieratic and demotic scripts, and the fascinating tale of its decipherment by Young, Champollion, akerblad, and others.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Linguist and the Emperor: Napoleon and Champollion's Quest to Decipher the Rosetta Stone by Daniel Meyerson Publisher Comments The deciphering of the Rosetta stone was one of the great intellectual triumphs of all time, unlocking the secrets of thousands of years of Egypt’s ancient civilization. Yet in the past two centuries, the circumstances surrounding this bravura feat... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Story of Decipherment: From Egyptian Hieroglyphs to Maya Script by Maurice Pope Publisher Comments In this "concise, well-organized study" ("Library Journal"), Pope presents a complete history of the science of decipherment. 125 illustrations.... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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