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The bestseller of the Soviet era, a book that generations of teenagers were fond of - a fascinating story of deciphering the Maya alphabet by Yu.M.Knorozov, which seemed to be a closed secret for centuries.

Who is this amazing builder people? Where did he come from? How and when did its culture originate? Who taught him to write? What knowledge should he have had if the Mayan calendar, created two millennia ago, turned out to be more accurate than our calendar?

These and other questions are answered by V. A. Kuzmishchev's book "The Mystery of the Maya Priests".
The book is written in a peculiar and fascinating way. It makes the reader a witness to the events of the distant past and a participant in the most complex process of deciphering - the most important discovery of our days. Together with the author, he will wander through the ruins of ancient temples, climb the steep steps of the pyramids, listen to the night symphony of the tropical forest, come face to face with cruel priests and with the rebellious people who destroyed temples and statues ... But most importantly: the reader will learn the secrets of one of the greatest civilizations our planet.