Later findings proved him right and also revealed that the Maya even had a symbol for zero, which appeared on Mesoamerican carvings ... today write in the Roman script, there has been a push ...

In fact they’re not hills at all but ancient pyramids, left to decay after the collapse of the Maya civilization a ... more than just squiggles—it was script.” Under layers of dirt and ...

Image caption, Maya people were very clever. They invented the most well-developed system of writing in Mesoamerica, calendars that helped them to farm crops throughout the year and built cities ...