Mayaland
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Visits ruins of three ancient Mayan cities--Tikal in Guatemala, Copan in Honduras, and Palenque in southern Mexico--to document knowledge about the Classic Maya Federation. Explores the architectural and artistic accomplishments to piece together both customs and political and religious structures. Highlights the development of the Mayan calendar and the abstract mathematical procedures used to correct it. Raises questions about Mayan knowledge of Eastern cultures which seem to be portrayed in some art objects.The sum of knowledge concerning the classic Maya Federation is demonstrated. Three sites are explored: Tikal, Copan, and Palenque.
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, Visits ruins of three ancient Mayan cities--Tikal in Guatemala, Copan in Honduras, and Palenque in southern Mexico--to document knowledge about the Classic Maya Federation. Explores the architectural and artistic accomplishments to piece together both customs and political and religious structures. Highlights the development of the Mayan calendar and the abstract mathematical procedures used to correct it. Raises questions about Mayan knowledge of Eastern cultures which seem to be portrayed in some art objects.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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