In a classroom in south-east Mexico, eight-year-old Verónica Yuritzi Martín Puc’s hand shoots up with the answer. On her desk is a sheet of paper with a simple grid drawn on it. She has put two dried ...

The Maya were gifted mathematicians, famously using sophisticated calculations to chart the heavens and create various calendars. Yet, the individuals behind these complex numerical feats were unknown ...

This 75-minute teacher webinar focused on the ways in which the Maya have used the Sun to track time for thousands of years. Ancestral calendars are relevant today to millions of Maya communities in ...

Archaeologists have deciphered the name of an ancient Maya astronomer-mathematician for the first time, identifying the author of a sophisticated celestial calculation created more than 1,100 years ...

At the core of this rediscovery lies the Dresden manuscript, one of only four Maya codices to have survived the Spanish destruction of indigenous texts in the 1500s. Folded like an accordion and ...

The ancient Mayans are celebrated for their towering pyramids, intricate temples and sophisticated knowledge of astronomy. Their calendars have fascinated historians for generations, often inspiring ...

In short, how exactly does the Mayan calendar work, and why to people think it foretells the end of the world? For a closer look at Mayan math and their calendar system, HowStuffWorks has an excellent ...