The ancient Maya were a civilization that lived in parts of Mexico and Central America. Today, we can still see the ruins of their ancient cities. Their descendents—the people born to their families over years and years—still live in this area.

In these ruins, we have found objects with pictures and designs carved into them. We now know that these pictures and designs were a form of writing. In this lesson, we will explore some of the information that we have learned about the ancient Maya from these writings they left behind.