Mayan Hieroglyphs

I just watched Cracking the Maya Code, a Nova episode which discusses how brilliant and creative experts over the course of the 20th century deciphered Mayan hieroglyphs.


What really shocked me was how complicated and imaginative the writing was. To explain how it works in a simple blog is impossible and far beyond my capabilities. Watch the program and prepare to have your mind blown.


The only bit I did not like about the show was how it dedicated the last couple of minutes to American academics giving the gift of Mayan culture back to the simple and backward people of Guatemala, whose ancestors created the writing system that took Westerners centuries to decipher in the first place. Thank you, gringos.


CKY