Mesoamerica
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Mesoamerica is a historical region and cultural area comprising the present day lands of central and southern Mexico, all of Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, western Honduras, and the Greater Nicoya re
Holy Spirit Grotto
Joya de Cerén
Tazumal
Casa Blanca
Mesoamerican writing systems
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Mesoamerica, along with Mesopotamia and China, is one of three known places in the world where writing is thought to have developed independently. Mesoamerican scripts deciphered to date are a combina
Monument 3 at San José Mogote. The two shaded glyphs between his legs are likely his name, Earthquake 1.
Detail showing glyphs from 2nd century CE La Mojarra Stela 1. The left column gives a Long Count date of 8.5.16.9.9, or 162 CE. The other columns are glyphs from the Epi-Olmec script.
Stela 5 from Abaj Takalik
Maya glyphs in stucco at the Museo de sitio in Palenque, Mexico