A series of Maya hieroglyphs may look like just so many pretty pictures or symbols to you ... "read" a passage of glyphs carved into an ancient Maya stela, or dedicatory stone monument.

The king’s headgear features a headband with a jade diadem that was a symbol of royal authority ... and communicating it to others. The ancient Maya, whose world was one of vivid cultural ...

Details about ancient Maya rulers are also featured on the slab ... Experts are just beginning to understand the stories these symbols tell, but they already know that at least part of the ...

reported the discovery of three Maya frescoes during rescue work at the site, which represent important iconographic symbols of the ancient Maya culture. The stucco reliefs are believed to date ...