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Uxmal Maya Site ( Mexico ) 

The destruction was a devastating loss for Maya history and knowledge, as many ancient texts containing information about astronomy, calendars, medicine, and religion were permanently lost. Ironically, Diego de Landa later wrote Relación de las cosas de Yucatán, which became one of the most important surviving sources about Maya culture and helped scholars understand aspects of the civilization whose records he had helped destroy.

ARCHAEOLOGY Discovering the World’s Secrets - The collapse of the Maya. Excavations of the site of Cuello in northern Belize by Norman Hammond provide a fascinating insight into the emergence of this civilization. Maize husks discovered at the site have shown how the staple crop was responsible for a population explosion of the Maya. Both the size of the maize cob and the yields of maize steadily increased between 1000 BCE and 200 CE. Hammond also discovered pieces of jade in graves, hinting that an elite was in place well before the #classicmaya period. 1) Symbolically decorated, this censer would have been used to hold a bowl for burning incense. #ancientcivilization #mayahistory #mayanruins #theamericas #americahistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CNP_ZcSrr7k/?igshid=1bqok48zmjfec

Did you know that Cahal Pech was first settled between 1200-1000 BC? Below is a beautiful picture of one of the largest plazas at Cahal Pech. An in the far distance a large structure, which was the primary administrative building.