A well-known Maya stone carving known as Altar Q, located at the site of Copán in Honduras, may use hand signs to represent ...

A new study argues that ancient Maya Altar Q, known for its depiction of rulers with unique hand gestures, might contain a ...

A linguistic anthropologist says the hand positions carved on a 1,300-year-old Maya stone altar encode calendar dates through ...

A researcher claims 1,300-year-old Maya hand signs on Altar Q encode Long Count calendar dates, revealing a potential second ...

The popular Maya stone carving known as Altar Q might have a deeper hidden meaning that represents important dates in the ...

Altar Q, a Mayan monument carved approximately 1,300 years ago in Honduras, may reveal a code that has eluded scientists ...

A new study of the Altar Q of Copan in Honduras has revolutionized the archaeological community. This piece, carved in the ...

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