National Geographic archaeologist George E. Stuart reported in 1975 on the scientists who sought to decode the ancient language—and the looters who stood in their way.

63 years since the discovery of the tomb of Mayan King Pakal located inside the Temple of Inscriptions in Palenque, Chiapas (southern state of Mexico), researchers have deciphered the T514 glyph ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Latinx Heritage Month at Central Oregon Community College will feature a glyph-writing workshop (Oct. 22) and a Latin music lecture (Oct. 29) during the month of October, free and ...

Milwaukee Public Museum just opened its latest traveling exhibition this week and it covers some familiar ground. "Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed" is the largest exhibition about the ancient Maya ever ...

The cultural background of Maya writing -- The nature of the Maya script -- Time and the calendar -- Royal lives and royal rituals -- Places and polities -- Dynastic names and titles -- Relationships ...

MEXICO CITY — The end is not near. At least that’s according to a German expert who says his decoding of a Mayan tablet with a reference to a 2012 date denotes a transition to a new era and not a ...

Brandeis MakerLab Maker in Residence Clara Alexander discusses her work on the Glyph Block Project. The Glyph Block Project is based on archaeological materials recovered from the ancient Maya site of ...

Mexico's archaeology institute downplays theories that the ancient Maya predicted some sort of apocalypse would occur in 2012, but on Thursday it acknowledged that a second reference to the date ...

MEXICO CITY — The national archaeology institute downplays theories that the ancient Mayans predicted some sort of apocalypse would occur in 2012, but it has acknowledged that a second reference to ...