The Maya used "sign language" on an altar around 1,300 years ago, and these signs may represent important dates in the Maya Long Count Calendar, a new study claims. "This is the oldest text where, to ...

The site of Copán in Honduras contained the most famous Maya stone carving known as Altar Q. It was deemed that they might have used hand signs to represent key dates in the Maya Long Count Calendar.

You hold a lot of power in your hand, and the way you use them is directly tied to energy centers withing the body. That is why hand symbols are used in a number of spiritual practices. Those hand ...