Mayan astronomy is less an exact science and more ... Some of these are their sophisticated writing and calendar systems, but there are others. For instance, though their astronomy was more ...

They were masters of invention and astronomy. From the complex calendar to the architecturally perfect temples and structures ...

Together, this manuscript and the Dresden Codex proved essential in the later decoding of the Maya's calendar system and their advanced understanding of astronomy and mathematics. Concerned that ...

Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain forest around Tikal, moved into the city. Archeologists have fully explored only about 20 or 30 of several hundred buildings ...

Despite the mysticism that often clouds the Mayan calendar in popular culture, fact remains that the calendar system in use by the Mayans was based on a system used throughout the pre-Columbian ...