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Metropolitan State University of Denver professor has possibly unlocked the key to the world’s oldest sign language

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Photo shows hands holding a drawing of stone etchings of Maya sign language. The man holding the sketch is wearing a dark grey shirt in the background.
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A replica shows distinct hand symbols and imagery from ancient Maya carvings.

Amanda Schwengel
Associate professor Richard Sandoval looks at epigraphic line drawings he drew based off Altar Q.