Did the people in the Mayan civilization have high IQs?

This question will not ever be answerable for several reasons. 1. IQ is a relatively recent creation. There was no such thing as IQ back then, and there was no ancient equivalent that we could compare IQ to. read more

The Maya are an indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who have continuously inhabited the lands comprising modern-day Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Tabasco, and Chiapas in Mexico and southward through Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras. read more

Not every Mayan would have the same IQ. Like today, you’d have a large range stretching over the population for the entire period of time in which the Mayans existed. While we could guess based off of their accomplishments, any number we’d get would be meaningless for all three above reasons. read more