Maya Stucco Glyphs, Palenque Archeological Museum, Chiapas State, Mexico

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Maya stucco glyphs displayed in the museum at Palenque Mexico. The Maya script was the writing system of the pre Columbian Maya civilization of Mesoamerica, presently the only deciphered script of the Mesoamerican writing systems. The earliest inscriptions, which are identifiably Maya, date to the 3rd century BCE. The Maya hieroglypic writing is arguably one of the most visually striking writing systems of the world. It is also very complex with hundreds of unique signs or glyphs in the form of humans, animals, supernaturals, objects and abstract designs. These signs are either logograms to express meaning or syllabograms to denote sound values and are used to write words phrases and sentences. In fact the Maya can write anything that they can say.

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Size: 4866px × 3594px
Location: Mexico
Photo credit: © Travelpix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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