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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: HistoryWorld - History of the Maya. | Jul 20, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Joshua Project - Maya People. | Jan 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cultural Survival - The Maya Heritage. | Jul 31, 2025 | ||
| Modernized language throughout. | Jun 03, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Peopling the past: New perspectives on the ancient Maya. | Feb 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The Maya, an introduction. | Mar 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Who were the Maya? Decoding the ancient civilization's secrets. | Dec 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Penn Museum - Maya. | Aug 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Minority Rights Group - Maya in Guatemala. | Mar 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - What Happened to the Maya? | Jan 06, 2023 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 29, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 10, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - The Maya: History, civilization and gods. | Jul 07, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient History Encyclopedia - Early Explorers of the Maya Civilization: John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick. | Nov 23, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - John Lloyd Stephens and The Mayas. | Nov 23, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Apr 20, 2015 | ||
| Article revised and updated in consultation with Lyle Campbell, professor of linguistics at the University of Hawaii. | Mar 26, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient History Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization. | Jun 05, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient History Encyclopedia - Maya Civilization. | Jun 05, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Museum of the American Indian - Maya. | Apr 16, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - The Mayans. | Feb 20, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Maya Indians. | Feb 20, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Quatr.us - Who were the Maya? | Feb 20, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 05, 2012 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 05, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: NeoK12 - Educational Videos, Lessons and Games - Maya Civilization. | Nov 03, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Mayan Culture. | Sep 30, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Society - Maya People. | May 09, 2011 | ||
| Deforestation and drought added as possible reasons for the sudden decline of Maya civilization. | Oct 08, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Peter Fonda. | Dec 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Maya Indians. | Mar 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Naxos Classical Music - Biography of Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev. | Jan 14, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 22, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 22, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Music - Biography of Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev. | Sep 06, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Mexico Connect - The Maya Civilization. | Aug 20, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Virtual Museum of New-France - Maya civilization. | Aug 20, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Mystery of the Maya - Maya civilization. | Jul 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: AllMusic - Peter Fonda. | Feb 21, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of Mily Balakirev. | Feb 21, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 28, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 04, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 19, 2003 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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