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=== Huastec civilization ===
{{Main|Huastec civilization}}

The Huastecs were a [[Maya peoples|Maya]] ethnic group that migrated northwards to the Gulf Coast of Mexico.<ref>Foster 2002, p. 274.</ref> The Huastecs are considered to be distinct from the Maya civilization, as they separated from the main Maya branch at around 2000 BCE and did not possess the [[Maya script]].<ref>Richter 2010, pp. 2–3.</ref><ref name="Richter10p3">Richter 2010, p. 3.</ref> Other accounts also suggest that the Huastecs migrated as a result of the [[Classic Maya collapse]] around the year 900 CE.