A vertical column of 10 glyphic words, uncovered last year in ruins in Guatemala, is unreadable even by the most expert scholars, but they know what it means – that Maya writing is older than once ...
Students see how scientists began to unravel the meaning of Maya glyphs and then determine their own birth date using the Maya Long Count calendar system. The Maya civilization began about 2600 BC and ...
Archaeologists in Mexico have uncovered an ancient Mayan artifact featuring a depiction of a serpent. The stone block was used by the Maya as the cover of a vault, Mexico's National Institute of ...
A vast city built by the ancient Mayan civilisation and discovered nearly a century ago in modern day Guatemala is finally starting to yield its secrets - including a hint that apocalyptic predictions ...
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have made a significant discovery during ongoing construction of the Maya Train project, a 966-mile intercity railway ...