Development of Maya hieroglyphic writing and epigraphy (c. 200 BCE–900 CE)

1. San Bartolo glyphs dated to 300–200 BCE

   Jan 1, 300 BCELabels: San Bartolo, Las Pinturas

   • Science Saturno
   • Britannica

2. Earliest Maya-region calendar notation: “7 Deer”

   Jan 1, 300 BCELabels: San Bartolo, 7 Deer

   • Sci Adv
   • Nature

3. Earliest Long Count inscription: Chiapa de Corzo Stela 2

   Dec 6, 36 BCELabels: Chiapa de, Stela 2

   • Long Count
   • Maya stelae

4. Maya hieroglyphic production peaks in the Classic era

   Jan 1, 250Labels: Classic Period, Maya inscriptions

   • Britannica
   • Cambridge J

5. Earliest unequivocally Maya Long Count: Tikal Stela 29

   Jul 8, 292Labels: Tikal, Stela 29

   • Met Museum
   • LACMA

6. Dresden Codex dated to the 11th–12th century

   Jan 1, 1100Labels: Dresden Codex, codex

   • Britannica

7. Madrid Codex dated to the 15th century

   Jan 1, 1400Labels: Madrid Codex, Tro-Cortesianus

   • Britannica
   • Museo Am

8. De Landa writes Relación, recording “alphabet” clues

   Jan 1, 1566Labels: Diego de, Relaci n

   • Relaci n

9. Brasseur de Bourbourg publishes Relación (rediscovered)

   Jan 1, 1864Labels: Brasseur de, Relaci n

   • Relaci n

10. Knorozov proposes phonetic decipherment approach

    Jan 1, 1952Labels: Yuri Knorozov, phonetic theory

    • PBS NOVA
    • Penn Museum

11. Berlin identifies “emblem glyphs” as place-linked royal titles

    Jan 1, 1958Labels: Heinrich Berlin, emblem glyphs

    • Maya script
    • Penn Museum

12. Proskouriakoff shows inscriptions record dynastic history

    Apr 1, 1960Labels: Tatiana Proskouriakoff, Piedras Negras

    • Am Antiquity