The Maya: Builders of Pyramids and Readers of the Sky

Science 200 AD Ancient 🇲🇽 Mexico 1,720 views

The Maya civilisation of Mesoamerica developed one of the most sophisticated writing systems in the ancient world, an astonishingly accurate astronomical calendar, and cities that endured for over two thousand years.

A Civilisation of the JungleThe Maya civilisation developed across a vast region covering southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador, flourishing from around 2000 BCE until the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century. Unlike the Aztec Empire to the north, the Maya were never a ...

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