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Archaeologists Discover Stairway with Maya Hieroglyphs in the Mexican State of Campeche

Seeded on Tue May 3, 2011 11:35 AM EDT
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MEXICO CITY.- A stairway with Maya hieroglyphs was discovered at El Palmar Archaeological Zone, in southeast Campeche, by experts from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), the University of Arizona (UA) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), revealing the preliminary decipherment that this Maya city maintained contact with Calakmul, in Campeche, and Copan, Honduras, almost 1300 years ago.

Leaders of the project Javier Lopez Camacho, from the National School of Anthropology and History (ENAH) and Kenichiro Tsukamoto, from the University of Arizona (UA), announced that the 6-step stairway conserves 90 blocks with more than 130 glyphs that refer to events registered in the Classic Maya period (250-900 AD).

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Enoch-2699399

Hieroglyphs always fascinate. We know they wanted to tell us something. Will we ever know what?

  • 3 votes
Reply#1 - Tue May 3, 2011 2:59 PM EDT
Dowser

maybe someday, someone will figure them out! I hope!

  • 3 votes
Reply#2 - Tue May 3, 2011 6:21 PM EDT
etva

Well, there's a dictionary of Mayan Hieroglyphs, so we must be making progress - LOL:)

  • 2 votes
Reply#3 - Tue May 3, 2011 10:19 PM EDT
Dowser

I didn't know that! Neat! Thanks, dear etva!

  • 1 vote
#3.1 - Wed May 4, 2011 11:08 PM EDT
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Abby.

I'd like to know what it translates into.

  • 1 vote
Reply#4 - Tue May 3, 2011 10:48 PM EDT
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