<P> In archaeology , the classic Maya collapse is the decline of Classic Maya civilization and the abandonment of Maya cities in the southern Maya lowlands of Mesoamerica between the 8th and 9th centuries , at the end of the Classic Maya Period . Preclassic Maya experienced a similar collapse in the 2nd century . </P>
<P> In archaeology , the classic Maya collapse is the decline of Classic Maya civilization and the abandonment of Maya cities in the southern Maya lowlands of Mesoamerica between the 8th and 9th centuries , at the end of the Classic Maya Period . Preclassic Maya experienced a similar collapse in the 2nd century . </P>
the collapse of the mayan empire is believed to have occurred during
the collapse of the mayan empire is believed to have occurred during
between the 8th and 9th centuries , at the end of the Classic Maya Period
between the 8th and 9th centuries , at the end of the Classic Maya Period