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Ancient Maya Timeline

By alex.shaw
  • 1100 BCE

    First Mayans

    First Mayans
    The first hunters and gatherers settled along the pacific coast and then expanded into the central highlands.
  • 800 BCE

    First Farming and Trade

    First Farming and Trade
    Village farming and trade becomes established throughout the region.
  • 700 BCE

    Writing

    Writing
    Mayan writing is developed in Mesoamerica.
  • 400 BCE

    Calendars

    Calendars
    Earliest solar calendars are invented from stone.
  • 300 BCE

    Social Structure Adapts

    Social Structure Adapts
    The social structure adapts to include knights and nobles as rulers.
  • 100 BCE

    Pyramids

    Pyramids
    The first pyramids are built.
  • 450

    Tikal

    Tikal
    The citystate of Tikal dominates the tropical lowland of the central lowland.
  • 800

    Sites Abandoned

    Sites Abandoned
    Sites in the tropical rainforest and lowlands while northern lowland sites flourish.
  • 1502

    Europeans

    Europeans
    First contact with Europeans made.