For decades, researchers have been trying in vain to decipher ancient texts written on the Voynich manuscript - yet they may have been looking for inspiration in the wrong place. A U.S. botanist ...

The Aztecs' hieroglyphs were among the most sophisticated writing systems which humanity has produced, an expert has claimed. Little was previously known about the ancient pre-Colombian civilisation's ...

Many of today's words are derived from the ancient Aztec language Mexican authorities will teach an ancient Aztec language as a required part of the curriculum in the capital, Mexico City. The ...