31. To the east, Maya civilization was developing toward its Classic phase in city-states such as Tikal. 32. The people of the Maya civilization often traversed across the village to reach other Maya villages. 33. Other examples are indicated from Maya civilization sites. 34. "' Xcaret "'( ) is a Maya civilization archaeological site located on the Maya trading center. 35. It is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centers of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization . 36. But he questioned the premise that the Maya civilization was more politically fragile than most others. 37. Some substantial artificial mounds at Louisville are the remains of an ancient city of the Maya civilization . 38. The territory of modern Guatemala once formed the core of the Maya civilization , which extended across Mesoamerica. 39. See Maya civilization for more information. 40. Because parts of Maya civilization unambiguously continued, a number of scholars strongly dislike the term " collapse ".