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Unraveling the Mayan Counting System: A Comparative Study with Modern Arabic Numbers

Explore the ancient Mayan counting system of c.1800 BC to c.900 AD compared to modern Arabic numerals. Discover the use of shells, pebbles, and sticks in Mayan counting and decipher the numbers 5, 1, 0, 4, 9, 14, 20, 19, and 14. Decode the numbers 23, 36, 60, 66, 100, and 99 in the Mayan system. Visit http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/numbers/maya/ for more information.

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Unraveling the Mayan Counting System: A Comparative Study with Modern Arabic Numbers

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  1. The Mayan counting system

  2. c.1800 BC – c.900 AD

  3. “Modern” counting in Arabic numbers

  4. Mayan counting shell pebble stick 5 1 0

  5. 4 9 14

  6. 20 19 14

  7. What are these numbers ? 23 36 60

  8. What are these numbers ? 66 100 99

  9. http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/numbers/maya/

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