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Ancient Mayans

The Maya are a people of southern Mexico and northern Central America with some 3,000 years of rich history. The Maya were part of the Mesoamerican Pre-Columbian cultures. The Maya developed the famed cities of Tikal, Palenque, Cop�n and Kalakmul, as well as Dos Pilas, Uaxactun, Altun Ha, and many other sites in the area. They developed an agriculturally intensive, city-centered empire consisting of numerous independent city-states. The most notable monuments are the pyramids they built in their religious centers and the accompanying palaces of their rulers.

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Cosmology and Religion Mathematics Mayan Calendar

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Images of the Maya
In the textiles of Chiapas, the Maya concepts of time, space, and the mythological forces of nature are interwoven. Through repeated cycles of birth and decline, conquest and revival, weaving has preserved the design of the Maya Universe
flmnh.ufl.edu/maya/

Rise and Fall of the Mayans
Interactive map explores 15 key Mayan sites that archaeologists and historians are using to piece together the story of this once great civilization explorers
ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/08/maya-ris...

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