Read almost any of the Maya's ancient writings and it's clear that numbers played a significant role in their culture—there are few documents that don't contain at least some. As you might ...

The Mayan calendar’s 819-day cycle has confounded scholars for decades, but recent research shows how it matches up to ...

and reading them has been foundational to our knowledge of Maya civilization. For these reasons, deciphering the story of Resbalón’s stairway is of critical importance. The task of putting these ...