Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Mayan glyphs

"The Maya developed the most elaborate writing system in ancient America. In this very complex system, the images, or glyphs, combine large elements that stand for the idea of a word with smaller elements that stand for the sounds of syllables and that indicate the grammar." Taken from


I found the site Mayan Crafts Yucatan where you can purchase a Mayan glyph of your name.


Luke

Cameron
Miriam


Luke wrote everyone's name...
Cameron wasn't in a good mood to try to do his own.
From L to R - Luke, Cameron, Miriam

We made them into a necklace since this is what the Shelbys did.

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