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2000 BC – 250 AD, Maya occupation at Cuello, has been carbon dated to around 2600 BC.

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The Maya have lived in Central America and the Yucatán Peninsula since at least 1800 B.C. and flourished in the region for thousands of years. The Maya civilization collapsed between A.D. 800 and 1000.

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This jade figurine depicts a cross-legged figure with his arms bent in toward his chest and hands curled into what Maya scholars call a “crab-claw” position. This pose is found so commonly in Early Classic (ca. 250-500AD) CREDITS

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This spouted vessel is one of the most elegantly sculpted stone containers in the corpus of Maya art. Its form with the vertical spout parallel to the central axis of the main chamber is known from the late 1st millennium B.C. and is especially related to chocolate consumption. CREDITS

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A master Maya potter modeled a vignette with three characters onto the body and lids of this ceremonial vessel. The main form of the vessel is composed of two identical cylindrical chambers connected by a central hollow bridge, each of which rests on two squarish supports. CREDITS

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Maize Food (Ancient Maya diet was mostly maize, squash, beans (the ‘Three Sisters,’)

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Maize has been and still is the most important food crop in the Maya area. Maize is extremely important to the Maya, as according to their creation myth, the gods created the first humans from maize dough and their bodies were believed to be made from maize. CREDITS

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Squash Food (Ancient Maya diet was mostly maize, squash, beans (the ‘Three Sisters,’)

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Though corn and beans are better-known Mexican natives, squash predates them by several thousand years; Maya people domesticated several varieties of squash as early as 8000 B.C. Oils from these seeds were the main source of dietary fat before the Spanish introduced beef and pork. CREDITS

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Beans Food (Ancient Maya diet was mostly maize, squash, beans (the ‘Three Sisters,’)

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Cacao beans were historically used as ceremonial sacrifices to the Maya gods. Cocoa was enjoyed by all social classes of the ancient Maya people because of its stimulative aphrodisiac powers. CREDITS

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They Played A Ballgame Called Pok-Ta-Pok. Many ancient Maya cities held a ball court that was used for ritual ceremonies. Players would attempt to hit a large rubber ball through a stone hoop while only using their thighs and hips. If that sounds difficult, it's because it was. Players rarely scored and there is evidence to suggest that the losing team's captain was sacrificed to the gods. SOURCE

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New Archaeological Sites Are Still Being Discovered. Some Maya cities were situated in dense forests, making them difficult to discover and excavate. The city of Ek Balam, which is only a two hour drive from Cancun, was just discovered in the late 1980's and wasn't open to the public until the 1990's. While the city covers an area of twelve square kilometers, only one square kilometer has been properly excavated and is open to the public. RESOURCE

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Maya Civilization ESPN

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