Ancient World
How the Maya Predicted Eclipses Without Telescopes
A table in the Dresden Codex let Maya astronomers predict solar eclipses for centuries. A 2025 study explains how it was built and how they kept it accurate.
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Ancient World
Why No One Can Read the Indus Script Yet
About 5,000 inscribed objects survive from the Indus civilization, yet not one sign has been read with certainty. Here is why the script has defeated a century of experts, and what it would take to crack it.
