. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. Tin: MAYAN ci\ \ [TON 77 Architecture. The idea of a civic center is ad- mirably illustrated in Mayan cities, particularly those of the first brilliant period. The principal structures are built around courts or plazas and there is usually an artificial acropolis which is a great terraced mound serving as a common base or. Ti'j. 20. Groimdplanfl of Ynxcliilnn Temples: (a) Struc- ture 42; (h) Structure 23. platform from which the individual pyramidal bases of several temples rise. At some
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. Tin: MAYAN ci\ \ [TON 77 Architecture. The idea of a civic center is ad- mirably illustrated in Mayan cities, particularly those of the first brilliant period. The principal structures are built around courts or plazas and there is usually an artificial acropolis which is a great terraced mound serving as a common base or. Ti'j. 20. Groimdplanfl of Ynxcliilnn Temples: (a) Struc- ture 42; (h) Structure 23. platform from which the individual pyramidal bases of several temples rise. At some -ites this aerop- olis is a natural hill which has been trimmed clown or added to, but at other Bites it ipace for several. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. New York : American Museum of Natural History
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