The quest to decipher Maya hieroglyphs began with the very Spanish invaders whose hegemonic rule did so much to wipe out the ancient Maya script. Among them was the conquistador Hernando Cortes ...
They date back to the Maya Postclassic period, which lasted from approximately 950 to the early 1500s, ending when the Spanish conquest occurred. One of the lids was well-preserved and in good ...
The Maya civilisation lasted a long time. In Britain at this time, Stonehenge was constructed, the Romans invaded, and the Tudors ruled England. Image caption, Maya people were very clever.