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All Exploring Maya Pages (9)

The Maya Codices: The Maya - a powerful pre-Colombian civilization who reached their cultural zenith around 600-800 A.D. before falling into steep decline - were literate and had books, written in a… View »

Book Of Chilam Balam Of Chumayel

The Books of Chilam Balam are the sacred books of the Maya of Yucatan and were named after their last and greatest prophet. Chilam, or chilan, was his title which means that he was the mouth-piece o… View »

The Mayan Prophecy Of 2013 - The Living Prophecy

Known as Time's Special Witness, 7th century Mayan prophet "Pacal Votan" left a universal message for future generations of an evolving Earth. Proclaiming,"If Humanity Wishes To Save Itself From Bios… View »

Mysterious Decline of the Maya

From the late eighth through the end of the ninth century, something unknown happened to shake the Maya civilization to its foundations. One by one, the Classic cities in the southern lowlands were… View »

Life In The Rainforest

One of the many intriguing things about the Maya was their ability to build a great civilization in a tropical rainforest climate. Traditionally, ancient peoples had flourished in drier climates, wh… View »

Locating The Maya

The Maya civilization was one of the most dominant indigenous societies of Mesoamerica (a term used to describe Mexico and Central America before the 16th century Spanish conquest). Unlike other scat… View »

Cities of Stone: The Classic Maya (A.D. 250-900)

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, Calakm… View »

Early Maya (1800 B.C. to A.D. 250)

The earliest Maya settlements date to around 1800 B.C., or the beginning of what is called the Preclassic or Formative Period. The earliest Maya were agricultural, growing crops such as corn (maize),… View »

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