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The Maya are not a homogenous people, but rather a group made up of numerous ethnicities with their own languages and customs. The rise of the Mayan culture began around 1800 BC. The classical period (when the culture at its peak) is considered to be between the end of the 3rd and the 9th centuries AD. In the post-classical period (from 900 AD until the Spanish conquest), important centers were suddenly deserted or were conquered by foreign peoples. Wars, as well as ecological, economic and social problems led to cultural demise. Exceptional achievements of the Maya include their hieroglyphic writing, their knowledge of astronomy and mathematics, and a precise calendar system. Artistically, architecture, sculpture using stone and stucco, ceramics and mural painting are noteworthy. |
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Los Mayas - una luz en la selva de Mesoamérica The Maya - a light in the Central American jungle. Website accompanying the exhibition in China, at the Nan Yue Tomb Museum, Canton, January - May 2001, and at the History Museum in Beijing, May - August 2001. Includes a page on visual arts. [es] Website of The Science Museum of Minnesota. Highlights its science activities and information related to ancient and modern Maya culture. Includes: images from the museum's anthropological collections, activities developed by the education division, information from exhibits of the Science Museum. Texts with images about the Mayan culture, history and present. Presented by the magazine México Desconocido. [en, es] Website for the research of Mesoamerican cultures. Articles (quite a few on the Mayans), some extensive descriptions of individual cultural phenomena, i.e.: Palenque; the concept of death in ancient Mexico. [en] Le mystère des Mayas / Mystery of the Maya Didactic web presentation of the culture and art of the Maya by the Musée canadien des civilisations / Canadian Museum of Civilization in Quebec. With numerous images and texts. [fr, en]
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