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Deep within the jungles of Mexico and Guatemala of Yucatan peninsula lie temples and pyramids of the Mayan civilization. While europe was in the Dark Ages, Maya had mapped the heavens and evolved the only true writing system. They invented the calendars we use today and were masters of the mathematics.
The Maya are probably the best-known of the classical civilizations of Mesoamerica. They originated in the Yucatan around 2600 B.C.. The Maya developed astronomy, calendrical systems and hieroglyphic writing. The Maya were noted as well for elaborate and highly decorated ceremonial architecture, including temple-pyramids, palaces and observatories. They built all of it without using any metal tools. Around 300 B.C., the Maya adopted a hierarchical system of government with rule by nobles and kings. This civilization developed into highly structured kingdoms during the Classic period, A.D. 200-900. Their civilization and number started to decline around A.D. 900 when - for reasons which are still largely a mystery.
