{"id":89299,"date":"2026-07-14T11:51:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/astronomers-name-deciphered-from-ancient-mayan-ruins-for-first-time-white-chested-fox\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T11:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:51:20","slug":"astronomers-name-deciphered-from-ancient-mayan-ruins-for-first-time-white-chested-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/astronomers-name-deciphered-from-ancient-mayan-ruins-for-first-time-white-chested-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronomer&#8217;s name deciphered from ancient Mayan ruins for first time: &#8220;White-chested Fox&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Archaeologists have transcribed mural symbols from Mayan ruins to learn the name of an astronomer and mathematician from the ancient civilization for the first time, Guatemala&#8217;s Ministry of Culture said Monday.<\/p>\n<p> The name &#8220;White-chested Fox&#8221; was found in drawings dating from 400 BC to 900 AD at the San Bartolo-Xultun archaeological site on the Mexican border.<\/p>\n<p> Culture minister <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/McdGuate\/status\/2076841943414235163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luis Mendez told reporters<\/a> researchers at Xultun unearthed a &#8220;complete mathematical and astronomical formula&#8221; authored by Sak Tahn Waax, which translates to White-chested Fox.<\/p>\n<p> Mendez said it&#8217;s the only work of its kind attributed to a mathematician from the Maya Classic period, considered the peak of the Mesoamerican civilization.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery was &#8220;made possible by the epigraphic analysis of more than 50 mathematical and astronomical microtexts written on the wall,&#8221; the ministry said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/noticias.mcd.gob.gt\/2026\/07\/13\/presentan-hallazgo-del-primer-nombre-completo-de-un-astronomo-y-matematico-identificado-en-la-region-maya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/14\/85284277-fd2d-425f-b4cb-1eeea3aaf76e\/thumbnail\/620x489\/4a935bcb9c218d753975bde8bc97f558\/ruins-screenshot-2026-07-14-071118.png#\" alt=\"ruins-screenshot-2026-07-14-071118.png \" height=\"489\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/14\/85284277-fd2d-425f-b4cb-1eeea3aaf76e\/thumbnail\/620x489\/4a935bcb9c218d753975bde8bc97f558\/ruins-screenshot-2026-07-14-071118.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Archaeologists have transcribed mural symbols from Mayan ruins to learn the name of an astronomer and mathematician from the ancient civilization for the first time, Guatemala&#8217;s Ministry of Culture said Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Guatemala&#8217;s Ministry of Culture<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to determining the astronomer&#8217;s name, researchers identified calculations and tables that employ astronomical and calendrical units of time.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers used drawings, photographs and scans of the inscriptions, which were later digitally enhanced, revealing 11 hieroglyphs that could finally be deciphered, the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p> The glyphs appeared in &#8220;a context where art was intertwined with science, mathematics, astronomy and everyday life,&#8221; 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