The Ancient Maya

Chronology of the Maya Area
Archaic Before 2000 BC Initial Foragers
Early Preclassic 2000 BC - 1000 BC Pioneer Farming Settlements
Middle Preclassic 1000 BC - 300 BC Expansion Across Lowlands
Late Preclassic 300 BC - 250 AD N. Belize Centers Reach Height
Early Classic 250 AD - 600 AD Power Shifts to the Interior
Late Classic 600 AD - 900 AD Height of Maya Civilization
Terminal Classic 900 AD - 1000 AD Collapse of the Classic Maya
Early Postclassic 1000 AD - 1250 AD Re-focus of Populations
Late Postclassic 1250 AD - 1521 AD Competition among Centers
Spanish Invasion 1521 Disease and Depopulation

 

 

 

Chronology of the Ancient Maya
The Preclassic Period | The Classic Period | The Postclassic Period