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... Maya influence . In fact , much of southern Veracruz at this time was a cultural extension of the lowland Maya . There is no indication , however , that these peoples had any acquaintance with Maya literacy or with Maya building ...
... Maya influence . In fact , much of southern Veracruz at this time was a cultural extension of the lowland Maya . There is no indication , however , that these peoples had any acquaintance with Maya literacy or with Maya building ...
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Wood carvings The Maya codices The Long Count Human sacrifice Myths about the creation of man Agricul- tural. Following the downfall of Teotihuacán , Maya artists were free to go their own way . Magnificently carved ste- lae and ...
Wood carvings The Maya codices The Long Count Human sacrifice Myths about the creation of man Agricul- tural. Following the downfall of Teotihuacán , Maya artists were free to go their own way . Magnificently carved ste- lae and ...
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... Maya , and Their Predecessors : Archaeology of Mesoamerica , 2nd ed . ( 1981 ) ; WALTER KRICKEBERG , Altmexikanische ... Maya include J. ERIC S. THOMPSON , The Rise and Fall of Maya Civilization , 2nd enl . ed . ( 1966 , reprinted 1977 ) ...
... Maya , and Their Predecessors : Archaeology of Mesoamerica , 2nd ed . ( 1981 ) ; WALTER KRICKEBERG , Altmexikanische ... Maya include J. ERIC S. THOMPSON , The Rise and Fall of Maya Civilization , 2nd enl . ed . ( 1966 , reprinted 1977 ) ...
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PRECOLUMBIAN CIVILIZATIONS | 1 |
PREHISTORIC Peoples AND CULTURES | 45 |
PRINTING TYPOGRAPHY AND PHOTOENGRAVING | 71 |
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