The quest to decipher Maya hieroglyphs began with the very Spanish invaders whose hegemonic rule did so much to wipe out the ancient Maya script. Among them was the conquistador Hernando Cortes ...

No one studying Maya hieroglyphs would get very far without being able to read the 19 numbers that form the base of their numbering system. Can you figure out their numbering system?

The decipherment of Maya hieroglyphs has enabled scholars to better understand Classic society, but many aspects of this civilization remain shrouded in mystery, particularly its economies and social ...

The Glyph Block Project is based on archaeological materials recovered from the ancient Maya site of El Resbalón in southern Quintana Roo, Mexico. In the 1970s, a hieroglyphic stairway consisting of ...