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Maya and Mesoamerican
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| Maya | Mesoamerican | |
|---|---|---|
| Dates | 2nd millennium BCE – 1521 CE | Dates unknown |
| Duration | 3,521 years | — |
| Kind | Culture sphere | Culture sphere |
| Region | Mesoamerica and the Caribbean | Mesoamerica and the Caribbean |
| Culture spheres | Mesoamerican | — |
| Linked events | 38 | 0 |
| Most common event | Founding | — |
| Borders recorded | 247 BCE – 1546 CE | — |
| Preceded by | — | — |
| Succeeded by | — | — |
About Maya
The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. Known by its ancient temples and glyphs (script), the civilization is also noted for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system. The Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in the pre-Columbian Americas.
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