AH30 - Decyphering Mayan Hieroglyphs
Jun 1, 202658mEp. 30
In this episode of the podcast, we speak with David Stuart about the Classical Maya period, the decipherment of Mayan hieroglyphs, and the reconstruction of Classical Mayan history.
Hosted by Owain Williams · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 31 episodes
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The Ancient History podcast is the companion podcast of Ancient History Magazine, a publication dedicated to exploring the ancient world. Each episode will feature a new guest to discuss their research, a new book, or talk about ancient history, from Greece and Rome to Mesopotamia and China, and everything in between.
Owain Williams hosts Ancient History Podcast, a history show with 31 episodes published.
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