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EPIGRAPHISTE [1 record]

Record 1 1995-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
DEF

A specialist in epigraphy.

CONT

That group of epigraphers - scholars who study inscriptions - has made major contributions to a decipherment that ... makes it possible to read 85 percent of the Maya texts in one or another Maya languages.

OBS

Epigraphy: A study or science of inscriptions; esp. the deciphering and interpretation of ancient inscriptions ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
DEF

Spécialiste de l’épigraphie.

OBS

Épigraphie: Science qui a pour objet l’étude et la connaissance des inscriptions.

Spanish

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