Yuri Knorozov

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A Russian scholar who successfully cracked the Maya hieroglyphic code by approaching it as a syllabic system, using Yucatec language dictionaries.

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Ed Barnhart: Maya, Aztec, Inca, and Lost Civilizations of South America | Lex Fridman Podcast #446

Ed Barnhart: Maya, Aztec, Inca, and Lost Civilizations of South America | Lex Fridman Podcast #446

Lex Fridman

A Russian scholar who successfully cracked the Maya hieroglyphic code by approaching it as a syllabic system, using Yucatec language dictionaries.