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  1. Maya peoples - Wikipedia

    Maya (/ ˈmaɪə / MY-ə, Spanish: [ˈmaʝa]) are an ethnolinguistic group of Indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica. The ancient Maya civilization was formed by members of this group, and …

  2. Maya | Dates, Collapse, Facts, Religion, People, Language ...

    Nov 30, 2025 · The Maya are the Indigenous Mesoamerican people occupying a nearly continuous territory in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and northern Belize. Before the Spanish …

  3. The Maya People | Living Maya Time

    Maya culture is characterized by monumental architecture, by iconography and hieroglyphic writing, and by complex mathematical and astronomical systems. Knowledge of observational …

  4. Mayan Civilization: Calendar, Pyramids & Ruins| HISTORY

    Oct 29, 2009 · The Maya excelled at agriculture, pottery, writing, calendars and mathematics, and left behind an astonishing amount of impressive architecture and symbolic artwork.

  5. Maya Civilization - World History Encyclopedia

    Jul 6, 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, …

  6. The Maya people, history, achievements, and decline

    Sep 7, 2022 · Maya people cultivated the region’s first crops and domesticated wildlife, built its first cities, and either created or refined almost every aspect of modern civilization.

  7. 10 Facts About the Ancient Maya - ThoughtCo

    May 13, 2025 · The ancient Maya are among the most mysterious of the lost civilizations, but there are ten things we know for certain about these enigmatic people.

  8. The Maya Indians of Central America and Mexico

    The Maya Indians were settled in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize and extended all the way into Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula. The exact date of the Maya Indians …

  9. Maya civilization - Wikipedia

    The civilization is also noted for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system. The Maya civilization developed in the Maya Region, an area that today comprises …

  10. Native Americans: Maya History and Culture

    Maya history is interesting and important, but the Maya Indians are still here today, too, and we try to feature modern writers as well as traditional folklore, contemporary art as well as museum …