The earliest Mayans were probably nomadic hunters and gatherers
By 250 a.d. they had settled into communities
The people traded food, pottery and jewelry
The Mayans people were small the men were about five feet tall and women were around four feet tall
The Mayans used things from the forest to make rope and baskets
The main foods were beans, corn and squash
Mayans huts were made out of logs mud and palm leaves
The Mayans kept dogs as pets raised turkeys for food
The Mayans used a number system based on 20 they were the first to use zero
The Mayans believed in human sacrifice
The Mayans tried to be kind to every one
Around 800 AD, the Mayans abandoned there cites no one knows why this happened
Today many Mayans live in villages in central America
in 1992 Rigoberto menchu tum received the noble peace prize for bringing the Mayan people and the Guatemala government together
