Oldest Known Maya Lowland Long Count Inscription Identified at El Palmar

A worn stone monument from the ancient Maya city of El Palmar in Campeche, Mexico, may preserve the earliest known Long Count inscription from the Maya Lowlands.

Stela 46, showing the left side, front face, and right side. 3D model by Kenichiro Tsukamoto, epigraphic drawing by Octavio Q. Esparza Olguín and Kenichiro Tsukamoto, and iconographic drawing by Dani…