Mayan Glyphs

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by Kwamikagami
published on 12 February 2014

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Mayan Glyphs — Examples of glyphs used in the Maya writing system. Maya glyphs are placed in columns and are read from left to right in rows of two. From the Archaeoloigcal Museum of Palenque, Mexico.

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Based on Wikipedia content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished. Original image by Kwamikagami. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 12 February 2014 under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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