Civilizations. Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America; Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples; Maya (Ethiopia), a population native to the old Wej province in Ethiopia Maya language (disambiguation) Film and television. Maya, an Indian Hindi film starring Pramathesh Barua; Maya, a French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard

The Maya civilization (/ ˈ m aɪ ə /) was a Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its logosyllabic script—the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in pre-Columbian Americas—as well as for its art, architecture, mathematics, calendar, and astronomical system. The Maya civilization developed in the area that today …