The Mesoamerican culture of the Maya was at its height from AD200 to ... 7 and then went 10 to record the number 8. The Mayans weren’t the first to develop an alternative to our base 10 system.

Read almost any of the Maya's ancient writings and it's clear that numbers played a significant role in their culture—there are few documents that don't contain at least some. As you might ...

"The car gets a step closer to the junkyard as the numbers turn over; the Maya just start over." The mural represents the first Maya art to be found on the walls of a house. "There are tiny glyphs ...

CHICO — If the end of the world has not yet arrived by Saturday, Gateway Science Museum will host an education station that explores the Mayan number system. From 1-3 p.m., visitors may learn ...