ts complexity in design and usage. Their system of writing was the only one developed before the arrival of Columbus and has been noted as being one of the most advanced systems developed in all of ancient America. The Mayan system of writing was based on independent sections called Glyphs, which at first appear confusing and complex to outside eye, but through research scholars, have deciphered approximately 800 glyphs. This exceeds the number of symbols required for an alphabet or a syllabary. The system rather is comparable to the logographic script of the Chinese, therefore making their hieroglyphic system work like others of that time. The overall form and usage of the writing system appears in many different forms. The Mayans produced approximately five thousand hieroglyphic writings in many different forms, on such things as alters, ornaments, pottery vessels, building walls, and inside caves. The also inscribed on Stalae, which are slabs of
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