Tag Archives: Deciphering

Funny animal quiz with Mayan glyphs

Posted on 29/10/2010 by

You can imagine that deciphering symbols of a foreign and often dead language, carved in stone thousand years ago isn’t an easy task. One problem you get is being able to read the symbols on weathered steles. The next problem … Continue reading →

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What is (also) wrong with the Mayan Calendar?

Posted on 20/10/2010 by

This is a follow-up on our first story, which you can find here. Knowledge of the first story may be useful, but isn’t required. While this is not a book review of “Calendars and Years II: Astronomy and Time in … Continue reading →

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