. Guide leaflet. 55. Tikal This dramatic model constructed by HerbertMaier, aided by H. Marchand and H. , for the Buffalo Museum shows atypical early Maya ceremonial center. Thejungle has wreaked havoc with the site sothat now little except the architecture re-mains of the achievements of its the incomplete patchwork comprisingpresent knowledge of Central Americautilizes scraps from many sources 56 Perishable remainslike this plastertemple at Uaxactun,Peten District,Guatemala, are some-times miraculouslypreserved. Thismodel cross-sect ionshows how a laterbuilding sheathed
. Guide leaflet. 55. Tikal This dramatic model constructed by HerbertMaier, aided by H. Marchand and H. , for the Buffalo Museum shows atypical early Maya ceremonial center. Thejungle has wreaked havoc with the site sothat now little except the architecture re-mains of the achievements of its the incomplete patchwork comprisingpresent knowledge of Central Americautilizes scraps from many sources 56 Perishable remainslike this plastertemple at Uaxactun,Peten District,Guatemala, are some-times miraculouslypreserved. Thismodel cross-sect ionshows how a laterbuilding sheathed theearlier structure andprotected it (Seep. 21) This fresco from Teo-tihuacan, perhaps theearliest in this series,was saved in thesame way. Men andwomen offer giftsto the statues of twogods at either side ofthe picture. On thealtars before themburn sacred Gamio, 1922 ^^-SSSTi
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