Concept information
Preferred term
mayas
Definition
- Since ancient times, Mayan peoples have inhabited a region that included the easternmost states of Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala together with the western portions of El Salvador and Honduras. There are only a few parts of the world today where language and culture so closely coincide that a line drawn around the Maya-speaking peoples contains all of the archaeological sites and hieroglyphic texts assigned to ancient Mayan civilization. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Mayas]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/mayas
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