#4: Yuri Knorozov – Mayan Glyphs
Yuri Knorozov tackled a mystery long labeled “unsolvable”: the meaning of Maya script. Working from Moscow with a handful of texts, he realized the signs were syllables, not letters, and used statistics to prove it. His breakthrough showed the glyphs recorded real language. The impact was massive. Maya inscriptions finally spoke, revealing rulers, wars, and politics beyond the calendars.
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