The symbols they used were called hieroglyphs, which comes from a Greek word meaning ‘sacred carving’. The ancient Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs had been invented by the gods.

His series gained popularity in the 1800s under the title of Hieroglyphics. Featuring aquatint portraits of various traders from grocers to blacksmiths and more, these pieces were constructed ...

No one studying Maya hieroglyphs would get very far without being able to read the 19 numbers that form the base of their numbering system. Can you figure out their numbering system?