For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

Today, more than 30 Mayan languages exist and are spoken by at least six million people worldwide. Although some, like ...

Although the curatorial parallels can feel strained, the underlying message is unequivocal: cross-cultural exchanges foster ...

Tikal developed from a small “watering hole” into one of the biggest and most powerful Maya cities of Mesoamerica.

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Some tattoos incorporated hieroglyphic signs that may have referenced their owners’ birthdays, which many Maya used as personal names. Scrollwork designs tattooed or scarred around the mouth ...

A preliminary study revealed that the inscriptions refer to a lost Mayan town by the name of Keh Witz Nal or “Deer Mountain,” which the tablet says was founded May 12, 569 CE. The hieroglyphs ...

The Secretariat of Culture of the Government of Mexico, in collaboration with the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), has announced the discovery of a fascinating panel containing ...

Right off the elevator, you’ll be able to explore the monumentality and naturalism of Mayan art from Campeche, Chiapas, Copán and El Petén. On view is a relief in NOMA’s permanent collection ...

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