ANT 32OL / LAS 324L Brian Stross EPS 2.204
How to read the writing of the
ancient Maya civilization of Mexico and Guatemala. The emphasis in lectures is on recognition of the most frequent
glyphs (including day, month, and phonetic glyphs), on understanding the
principles of the writing system, and on understanding who the Mayas were, as
well as some of the content of the inscriptions. Further, some basic calendrical materials are introduced so that
important calculations can be made.
REQUIREMENTS: Homework
consists of reading (one chapter or paper as assigned per week) and memorizing
approximately 5 glyphs per week (for both recognition and production), as well
as memorizing 20 day names and 18 month names, some glyph characteristics, and
a few definitions of terms. Grading is
based on one midterm and one final exam as well as a couple of quizzes,
homework problems. Exams 32 percent,
final 64 percent, class participation, quizzes, and homework problems 4
percent.
TEXTS: Packet at
Longhorn Copies.
PREREQUISITES: None
AREA CREDIT: Area B
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09/01/2000