Evidence from the Maya site of San Bartolo in Guatemala suggests that Maya hieroglyphic writing dates back at least as far as 300β200 bce. Its use continued until the late 17th century, about 200 years after the arrival of the Spanish. While other recording systems existed in the Americas prior to the colonial period, only Maya hieroglyphs constituted a true writing system.
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