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 ...

A series of Maya hieroglyphs may look like just so many pretty pictures or symbols to you. But they actually say something, of course, as Mayanists have known for some time (see Time Line of ...

The three rulers also commissioned lengthy glyphic texts, which researchers have used to tease apart Maya script. Much scientific debt is owned to Mexican archaeologist Alberto Ruz Lhuillier ...