Postclassic period - During the succeeding Postclassic period (from the 10th to the early 16th century), development in the northern centers persisted, characterized by an increasing diversity of external influences. The Maya cities of the northern lowlands in Yucatán continued to flourish for centuries more; some of the important sites in this era were Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Edzná, and Coba.
Colonial period- The Spanish Church and government officials destroyed Maya texts and with them the knowledge of Maya writing, but by chance three of the pre-Columbian books dated to the post classic period have been preserved.[24] These are known as the Madrid Codex, The Dresden Codex and the Paris Codex.[25] The last Maya states, the Itza polity of Tayasal and the Ko'woj city of Zacpeten, were continuously occupied and remained independent of the Spanish until late in the 17th century. They were finally subdued by the Spanish in 1697.
Preclassic period - Scientist still discuss about beginning of Maya civilization, it's about 2600 BC, but Maya calendar begins on a date equivalent to 11 August 3114 BC. This period characterized by sedentary communities and the introduction of pottery and fired clay figurines. http://www.history.com/topics/maya
Classic period- (c. AD 250–900) was one of the peak of large-scale construction and urbanism, the recording of monumental inscriptions, and significant intellectual and artistic development, particularly in the southern lowland regions.The people developed an agriculturally intensive, city-centered civilization consisting of numerous independent city-states – some subservient to others. This includes the well-known cities of Caracol, Tikal, Palenque, Copán, Xunantunich and Calakmul, but also the lesser known Lamanai, Dos Pilas, Cahal Pech, Uaxactun, Altun Ha, and Bonampak, among others. The most notable monuments are the stepped pyramids they built in their religious centers and the accompanying palaces of their rulers.Other important archaeological remains include the carved stone slabs usually called stelae (the Maya called them tetun, or "tree-stones").
The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization which lived in nowadays Guatemala. They are known for his art, architecture,mathematical and astronomical systems, and the only known fully developed writing system of the pre-Columbian Americas.Initially established during the Pre-Classic period (c. 2000 BC to AD 250), according to the mesoamerican chronology, many Maya cities reached their highest state of development during the Classic period (c. AD 250 to 900), and continued throughout the Post-Classic period until the arrival of the Spanish.
