Reputation for the Maya writing system

Maya writing was at use within the Maya area from about 300 BC (as soon as we view it within the murals of a website called San Bartolo in Guatemala) into the sixteenth century whenever the Spanish Conquistadors mention it within their reports.

The writing system had already mostly fallen out of use by the time the Spanish colonisers arrived in the 16th century although there are still nearly 30 Mayan languages spoken in the area today, by more than 6 million speakers in Maya communities. Read more