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The Maya civilization (/ ˈmaɪə /) was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. It is known by its ancient temples and glyphs (script). The Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in the pre-Columbian Americas.
The Maya, accomplished astronomers and mathematicians, developed one of the most accurate calendar systems in human history. Map showing the extent of the Maya civilization (red), compared to all other Mesoamerica cultures (black).
6 lip 2012 · The Maya are an indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who have continuously inhabited the lands comprising modern-day Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Tabasco, and Chiapas in Mexico and southward through Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras.
The Maya civilization extended throughout the present-day southern Mexican states, Guatemala, Belize, Northern El Salvador and western Honduras. The Maya area is generally divided into three loosely defined zones: the southern Maya highlands, the central lowlands, and the northern lowlands.
29 paź 2009 · The Classic Period, which began around A.D. 250, was the golden age of the Maya Empire. Classic Maya civilization grew to some 40 cities, including Tikal, Uaxactún, Copán, Bonampak, Dos Pilas ...
25 lip 2019 · The spectacular pyramids at Tikal rising above the Guatemalan rainforest. For centuries, such dense foliage has kept the Maya secrets well, but an extensive LiDAR survey has revealed just how much lies shrouded under the canopy.
10 mar 2021 · Photographic tours of ancient Maya ruins in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. Includes quality photos and notes on archaeology and architecture.
