Ancient Maya civilization

Ahau Alfred Maudslay Altar de Sacrificios American ancient Maya archaeological architecture Belize buildings cacao carved central ceremonial center ceremonial precinct Chaacs Chayal Chiapas Chichen Itza Classic Maya Classic period coast Copan courtyard Cuello dynastic Early Classic Early Preclassic elite evidence excavated Figure figurines forest glyph Guatemala hieroglyphic highlands inscriptions Itzam jade Kaminaljuyu kilometers known Late Classic Late Preclassic Lubaantun maize major Maudslay Maya Area Maya civilization Maya culture Maya lands Maya lowlands Maya society Mayapan ment Mesoamerica meters Mexico milpa monuments murals Nohmul northern Belize obsidian Olmec Pacal Palace Palenque pattern Peabody Museum Peten Piedras Negras platforms plaza Postclassic period pottery pre-Hispanic Preclassic period Puuc pyramid Quintana Roo Quirigua recent region ruler sculpture Seibal settlement sources southern stelae Stephens stone structure stucco style suggested Temple Teotihuacan Thompson Tikal tion trade Uaxactun Usumacinta Uxmal valley vase vessels Yaxchilan Yucatan zone