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Delineating genetic relationships among the Maya.
American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Mar 2008
Ibarra-Rivera Lisa, Mirabal Sheyla, Regueiro Manuela M, Herrera Rene J
Abstract excerpt
By 250 AD, the Classic Maya had become the most advanced civilization within the New World, possessing the only well-developed hieroglyphic writing system of the time and an advanced knowledge of mathematics, astronomy and architecture. Though only ruins of the empire remain, 7.5 million Mayan descendants still occupy areas of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras. Although they inhabit distant and...
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