. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. Fig. 39. The Normal Forms of the Period Glyphs. Reading from left to right: batun, katun, tun, uinal, Fig. 40. Face Forms of Period Glyphs. From left to right: introduc- ing glyph, baktun, katun, tun, uinal, kin. We read this date: 9 baktuns (or cycles), 12 katuns, 16 tuns, 7 uinals, and 8 kins. It is convenient to re- member that a tun is a little less than a year, a katun a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for r

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. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. Fig. 39. The Normal Forms of the Period Glyphs. Reading from left to right: batun, katun, tun, uinal, Fig. 40. Face Forms of Period Glyphs. From left to right: introduc- ing glyph, baktun, katun, tun, uinal, kin. We read this date: 9 baktuns (or cycles), 12 katuns, 16 tuns, 7 uinals, and 8 kins. It is convenient to re- member that a tun is a little less than a year, a katun a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. New York [American Museum Press]

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