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Ancient Americas: Debunking The Maya Apocalypse

The Ancients

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The Maya Hieroglyphic Writing System

Hieroglyphic writing system is one of the most extraordinary scripts in human history. It has pictographic elements to it and syllabic elements like our alphabet. There's nothing you cannot convey in it, you could translate a Shakespeare play into Maya hieroglyphs. As a piece of script, it's spectacular. And going on from that, I wish I could ask more about it, but I might not have enough time.

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