This mural of the Maya corn god is among the works of art found in San Bartolo, Guatemala. A new discovery at this site suggests Maya writing is older than once thought.

The Maya writing system was very sophisticated and complex, one of the most developed in the region. ... It tells the Mayan creation myth, the history of the K'iche people, ...

Archaeologists working at the Chichén Itzá site on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico recently made a stunning discovery — a ...

Newly discovered hieroglyphs show that the Maya were writing at a complex level 150 years earlier than previously thought. The glyphs, which date to about 250 B.C., were found on preserved painted ...

Although Knorozov is widely credited with deciphering Maya writing by systematically applying phonetic readings to Maya symbols, he admitted to drawing heavily on the work of others, including ...

They were illiterate farmers, builders and servants, but Maya commoners found a way to record their own history -- by burying it within their homes. A new study of the objects embedded in the ...

As the Maya built out their society even further, they laid the foundations for complex trade networks, advanced irrigation, water purification and farming techniques, warfare, sports, writing ...