An anthropologist believes he uncovered a second script on Altar Q, one of the most famous and elaborately carved Mayan monuments, and it is unusual: sign language. The anthropologist claims that the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new study claims that Altar Q, made by the Maya in the eighth century A.D., may convey a deeper ...

Maya writing system The known Maya writing system consists of over 1,000 hieroglyphs representing words and syllables, many of which are still undeciphered or poorly understood. Because Altar Q ...