America's Ancient CitiesExamines ancient cities in the Americas, revealing how settlements evolved and how urban centers grew and functioned. |
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American Anasazi ancient city archaeologist architecture artifacts Asst Aztecs Bonampak building built burial Cahokia Calakmul canyon carved century ceremonial Chaac Chaco Cherokee Chichen Chichen Itza Classic Maya cliff dwellings coast Coba complex Copan copper corn culture deities developed earth effigy elite excavated feet figurines glyphs gods groups headdress Hidatsa Hohokam Hopewell houses Huitzilopochtli hunting Indians Iroquois island Itza jade Kabah king kivas Kodiak land lived Makah masks Maya Maya cities Mayapan Mesa Verde Mesoamerica Mexico miles Mississippian Mogollon Monte Alban monuments mounds Moundville mountains murals myth North America Olmec Ozette painted perhaps platform plaza population Postclassic pottery Poverty Point present-day probably Pueblo Puuc Pyramid rain religious residents ritual River ruler sacred San Lorenzo scholars serpent settlements shell Snaketown society Southwest stone symbols Temple Tenochtitlan Teotihuacan told Toltec towns trade Tulum University urban Valley villages warriors Yucatan