A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it began | Hacker News

A rare stele from Veracruz, La Mojarra Stela 1, appears to use a non-Maya script likely linked to Isthmian writing.

Its complex inscription suggests writing in Mesoamerica may have begun much earlier than previously thought.

The script remains rare and only partly understood, so its full meaning is still uncertain.

The find could help clarify whether later systems like the Maya script came from an older shared tradition.