Maya Corpus — Explore the Maya Hieroglyphic Database
Maya Corpus is a modern, offline-capable interface for exploring data from the Maya Hieroglyphic Database (MHD). Browse over 200,000 ancient Maya hieroglyphic glyph blocks from thousands of inscribed objects across hundreds of archaeological sites. All data is sourced from the MHD project — all credit belongs to the MHD team and its contributors.
Features
- Glyph Block Corpus — Browse and search MHD data with advanced filtering by site, object, transliteration, and more.
- Object Catalog — Explore inscribed objects including stelae, altars, panels, lintels, and ceramics from Maya archaeological sites.
- Sign Catalog — Look up Maya hieroglyphic signs with Thompson (T-number), logographic, and syllabic classifications.
- Interactive Map — View archaeological sites on an interactive map spanning the Maya world from southern Mexico to Honduras.
- Timeline — Explore inscriptions chronologically across the Classic, Preclassic, and Postclassic periods.
- Offline Access — Works without internet connectivity, ideal for fieldwork at remote archaeological sites.
Archaeological Sites
Includes MHD data from major Maya sites such as Tikal, Palenque, Copán, Calakmul, Yaxchilán, Quiriguá, Piedras Negras, Naranjo, Dos Pilas, Caracol, Toniná, and hundreds more.
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