Time Line of Decipherment
Trace key discoveries in the effort to understand the Maya script.

A Masterpiece Revealed
Explore a 2,000-year-old mural, one of the most exciting recent discoveries of early Maya art.

Decode Stela 3
"Read" Maya hieroglyphs carved on an eighth-century stone monument, and hear them spoken aloud.

Map of the Maya World
From Chichén Itzá in the north to Copán in the south, the Maya empire was vast and varied.

Speaking Ancient Maya
Anthropologist Barbara MacLeod says that studying the ancient Maya language offers a unique window into the past.