Wilmer Aram Ajú facilitates workshops on the ancient Mayan writing system to generate greater curiosity about the language ...

Next to K’awiil was a glyph representing a lord, possibily Juun Ajaw, one of the Hero Twins.All over the wall was seeing bits and pieces of legible, decipherable Classic era Mayan art.

Modern scholars think the Mayan glyphs are one of only three writing systems -- the other two being Sumerian cuneiform in ancient Mesopotamia and Chinese -- to be invented independently.

On the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula once stood the great Mayan city of Cobá. Recently this massive stone slab covered in 123 carved glyphs, each one providing more details about the mysterious ...

A page of a historic Mayan manuscript, which depicts the Mayan calendar (Credit: Getty Images) Immigrants from Mexico and Central America are taking their ancient languages to new territories ...

An ancient stone marker used in a soccer-like ballgame was unearthed this week at the Chichén Itzá archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI PROFESSOR DAVID LENTZ HOLDS UP A REPRODUCTION TILE FEATURING ANCIENT MAYA GLYPHS. RESEARCHERS DISCOVERED EVIDENCE OF CEREMONIAL OFFERINGS AT THE SITE OF AN ANCIENT MAYA ...

Kneeling down, he saw a ribbon of characters, or glyphs, listing the kings of Holmul. ... archaeologists called it the Tikal hiatus and chalked it up as a mystery of the ancient Maya.

Groups like Ch'okwoj or Chíikulal Úuchben Ts'íib are hosting workshops, and making t-shirts and mugs using ancient Mayan glyphs to resuscitate them and transmit them to future generations.

The Mayan ballgame dates back over 3,000 years and is considered one of the first organized sporting games. Many details of the game, including how points were scored, remain a mystery.