An ancient Maya astronomer finally has a name

Sak Tahn Waax linked Venus, Mars and the Maya calendar in the eighth century

A stepped stone pyramid rises against a night sky filled with stars.

Newly deciphered glyphs from a ruin in Guatemala unite the cycles of Venus and Mars and the elaborate Maya ceremonial calendar. This image shows the Maya temple of Kukulkan at Chichén Itzá in Mexico.

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