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Page 598
... Maya cul- ture I have called the Old Empire . It was the highest civilization , judged both by its intellectual and esthetic achievements , ever produced by the American Indian . The Old Empire was probably not so much a political ...
... Maya cul- ture I have called the Old Empire . It was the highest civilization , judged both by its intellectual and esthetic achievements , ever produced by the American Indian . The Old Empire was probably not so much a political ...
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... Maya , was at an end . LACK MODERN FARM IMPLEMENTS Even today the modern Maya have no way of turning the stony soil , everywhere interspersed with outcroppings of the native limestone . They have no hoes , picks , har- rows , shovels ...
... Maya , was at an end . LACK MODERN FARM IMPLEMENTS Even today the modern Maya have no way of turning the stony soil , everywhere interspersed with outcroppings of the native limestone . They have no hoes , picks , har- rows , shovels ...
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... Maya eats is corn in one form or another . The remaining 15 to 25 percent of his food consists of frijoles ( beans ) , chili , chocolate , honey ( which is his sugar ) , squashes , a few native tubers , and fruits . A careful study of Maya ...
... Maya eats is corn in one form or another . The remaining 15 to 25 percent of his food consists of frijoles ( beans ) , chili , chocolate , honey ( which is his sugar ) , squashes , a few native tubers , and fruits . A careful study of Maya ...
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Midway Islands | 34 |
Civitavecchia Italy | 44 |
Down Idahos River of No Return By PHILIP J SHENON and JOHN C Reed | 95 |
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