Mesoamerican cultures shaped the history of Central America through remarkable achievements in architecture, science, and society. Among the most influential were the Maya, who thrived in present-day ...

The Maya writing system was very sophisticated and complex, one of the most developed in the region. The writing system was made up of Maya script, also known as Maya glyphs, ...

In order to decipher or translate a dead writing system, scholars need what they call a "bi-script," or a known writing system that is roughly equivalent to the unknown. The famed Rosetta stone ...

This is a few centuries earlier than previous well-dated Maya writing and 600 years before the civilization’s classic period, when a decipherable writing system became widespread.

Like the Maya writing system, the Maya calendar is probably much older than its first appearance on the 2,300-year-old plaster fragment.

As for the Maya writing system itself, only Stephen Houston could have covered such a complex subject in such a convincing way. This is probably the world's most difficult script, and Professor ...

Viewing Ideas for the NOVA program NOVA scienceNOW: Maya: Locate and research Mayan cities ... one group to demonstrate the Mayan writing system by making a sample page from a book, ...