well scientists are split between two theories on the subject that either the Maya developed directly from an older "mother culture" known as the Olmec, or they sprang into existence independently.
the Olmec were the first major civilization in mexico appearing around 1600 BCE, the Olmec were among the first Mesoamerican complex societies, and their culture influenced many later civilizations
ghana officially the republic of ghana, is a country in west africa It spans the gulf of guinea and the atlantic ocean to the south, sharing borders with the ivory coast in the west