Enigmatic Quirigua

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Raymond W

 

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January 22, 2015

 

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The stelae remain the principal written chronicles of this lost civilization, as well as the key to their highly advanced calendric system. Other Mayan centers erected stelae much earlier and in greater profusion, but the stelae at Quirigua are unsurpassed in their style and technique. Like most Mayan monuments, they were erected to commemorate the passage of time, significant historic events, and also served as "billboards advertising the kings? standings with the Maya gods" (as the author of the article points out)...
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Other Mayan centers erected stelae much earlier and in greater profusion, but the stelae at Quirigua are unsurpassed in their style and technique. Like most Mayan monuments, they were erected to commemorate the passage of time, significant historic events, and also served as "billboards advertising the kings? standings with the Maya gods" (as the author of the article points out)...
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