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Were there any explorers in the Mayan region during the Preclassic Period?
On 30 July 1502, Christopher Columbus arrived at Guanaja, one of the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras. This was the first recorded contact between Europeans and the Maya
What was a notable event during the Mayan Preclassic Period?
The Maya developed their first civilization in the Preclassic period.

Question: What were the origins of the Mayan culture?
Self-contained rewrite: What were the origins of the Mayan culture?