. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. g. 4;5. Face Numerals found in Mayan Inscriptions. In most eases these are the faces of gods. Reading from left to right: the values arc 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 10. I— than 20 years and a baktun a little less than 400 years. But the count is really of days, not Pig. 44. The Normal Forms of the Period Glyphs. Reading from left to right: baktun, katnn, tun, uinal, kin. Although the numerical values are expressed by position alone in some cases, in other cases use is made of Period Glyphs to ma
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. g. 4;5. Face Numerals found in Mayan Inscriptions. In most eases these are the faces of gods. Reading from left to right: the values arc 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 0, 10. I— than 20 years and a baktun a little less than 400 years. But the count is really of days, not Pig. 44. The Normal Forms of the Period Glyphs. Reading from left to right: baktun, katnn, tun, uinal, kin. Although the numerical values are expressed by position alone in some cases, in other cases use is made of Period Glyphs to make assurance doubly. 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 of Natural History
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