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").
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").
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