The symbols they used were called hieroglyphs, which comes from a Greek word meaning ‘sacred carving’. The ancient Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs had been invented by the gods.

No one studying Maya hieroglyphs would get very far without being able to read the 19 numbers that form the base of their numbering system. Can you figure out their numbering system?

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Remains of inscriptions depicting the goddesses Isis and Nephthys were found in the tomb, with yellow cartouches that once ...

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 ...

Ancient Egypt is famous for its pyramids, mummies and hieroglyphs. At times throughout its thousands of years of history, ancient Egypt was an empire that controlled vast areas of northeast Africa ...