The Civilization of the Mayas |
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List of Illustrations 4 | 4 |
An Outline of Maya History | 12 |
Religion | 25 |
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A. P. Maudslay agriculture Ahau Akbal American arch architecture ball believed body British Honduras calendar Campeche carved Cauac central area century ceremonies Chiapas Chichen Itza Chilan classical period codices Copan corbeled culture Cumhu Cycle dance death deities divination dots Dresden Codex dressed erected façades face feast feathered serpent four Chacs glyph goddess Guatemala hand head hieroglyphic Hunac Ceel Hunahpu important Initial Series period Itzamna jade jaguar Katun known Kukulcan Landa large number maize Maya buildings Maya cities Maya gods Maya history Mayapan Mexican period Mexico monuments moon Muluc Nacon nobility painted Palenque Peten Piedras Negras placed Popol Vuh priest probably pyramids Quiche Quirigua rain gods religion religious represented ruler sacrifice Schellhas sculpture sometimes Spaniards Spanish conquest stelae stucco symbol temple Tikal Tula Uaxactun Uayeb Uinal usually Usumacinta Uxmal Venus victim Vukub-Cakix women wooden Xibalba Yaxchilan Yucatan Zipacna