Mesoamerican chronology divides the history of prehispanic Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo-Indian (first human habitation until 3500 BCE);...
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Mesoamerica (redirect from Mesoamerican)
Dictionary of Mesoamerican Religion. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-05068-2. OCLC 27667317. Mendoza, Ruben G. (2001). Mesoamerican Chronology: Periodization...
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in Mesoamerican cultures has a long history, with iconographic examples dating back to at least the mid-Formative period of Mesoamerican chronology. The...
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the Late Preclassic to Early Classic period (400 BC – 600 AD) of Mesoamerican chronology; veneration of the figure appears to have spread throughout Mesoamerica...
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David G. (2001). "Mesoamerican Chronology: Formative (Preclassic) Period (2000 BCE-250 CE)". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Culture. 2: 236–243...
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city-state of Palenque in the Late Classic period of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology. Pakal may also refer to: Pakal (also spelled Pacal; meaning "shield"...
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and others, dating to at least the Mid/Late Formative periods of Mesoamerican chronology. Among the Maya, the central world tree was conceived as or represented...
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Agriculture in Mesoamerica (redirect from Ancient Mesoamerican Agriculture)
Agriculture in Mesoamerica dates to the Archaic period of Mesoamerican chronology (8000–2000 BC). At the beginning of the Archaic period, the Early Hunters...
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Mesoamerica during the Late Postclassic period of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology. It was situated on the eastern bank of Lake Texcoco in the Valley...
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Mesoamerican pyramids form a prominent part of ancient Mesoamerican architecture. Although similar in some ways to Egyptian pyramids, these New World...
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Mayahuel (category Mesoamerican deities)
cultures of central Mexico in the Postclassic era of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology, and in particular of the Aztec cultures. As the personification...
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Archaic period in Mesoamerica (redirect from Mesoamerican Archaic Era)
Archaic period, also known as the preceramic period, is a period in Mesoamerican chronology that begins around 8000 BCE and ends around 2000 BCE and is generally...
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is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site in the Valley of Mexico. In the Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology, Tenayuca was a settlement...
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Toltec (category Mesoamerican cultures)
pre-Columbian Mesoamerican culture that ruled a state centered in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico, during the Epiclassic and the early Post-Classic period of Mesoamerican chronology...
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city-state of Palenque in the Late Classic period of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology. He acceded to the throne in July 615 and ruled until his death...
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others, dating to at least the Mid/Late Formative periods of the Mesoamerican chronology. The tomb of Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal of the Maya city-state of Palenque...
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Aztecs (category Mesoamerican cultures)
The Aztecs (/ˈæztɛks/ AZ-teks) were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec...
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Preformative stage. The typical broad use of the terms is as follows: In Mesoamerican chronology the Archaic runs from about 3500 BC to 1800 BC; sites include Coxcatlan...
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Toltec Empire (category Mesoamerican cultures)
Mexico. It existed through the classic and post-classic periods of Mesoamerican chronology, but gained most of its power in the post-classic. During this...
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During the Late Preclassic and Classic periods of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology many major centers of the Maya civilization flourished, such as...
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southern Mexico. Izamal was continuously occupied throughout most of Mesoamerican chronology; in 2000, the city's estimated population was 15,000 people. Izamal...
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significant political center in the Classic and Postclassic eras of Mesoamerican chronology Great Pyramid of Cholula, the pyramid-temple complex situated at...
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Mezcala culture (category Mesoamerican cultures)
have developed during the Middle and Late Preclassic periods of Mesoamerican chronology, between 700 and 200 BC. The culture continued into the Classic...
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experienced a similar collapse in the 2nd century. The Classic Period of Mesoamerican chronology is generally defined as the period from 250 to 900 CE, the last...
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surviving pre-Columbian Maya books dating to the Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology (circa 900–1521 AD). The Madrid Codex is held by the Museo de América...
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List of pre-Columbian cultures (redirect from Mesoamerican culture)
principally characteristic of pre-Columbian Aztec civilization, although other Mesoamerican civilizations like the Maya and the Zapotec practiced it as well. The...
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which had its capital at Calakmul during the Classic Period of Mesoamerican chronology. Yuknoom was born on September 11, 600. His parents were possibly...
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structure is dated to around AD 906, the Post Classic period of Mesoamerican chronology, by the stele on the Upper Platform. It is suggested that the El...
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accepted pre-Columbian Maya books dating to the Postclassic Period of Mesoamerican chronology (c. 900–1521 AD). The codex was originally part of a larger codex...
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through the 1st century C.E., during the Preclassic Period (see: Mesoamerican chronology). It may have had a peak population of some 10,000 people. The...
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