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Word: cortesian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Chakolol there were three temples, one on the shore and the other two a mile or more inland. One of these has a frescoe with a serpent and a deer painted in a style like the Gro-Cortesian Codex and quite different from Tulum, Chichen Itza or Santa Rita. Paalmul had two temples on the shore and several more half a league inland. Two of them until recently had figures set on the altars. One of these is still in place but the hand is gone and the other has been taken away entirely. We found this evidence that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPINDEN AND MASON IN YUCATAN REVEAL LURE OF WILDS IN LETTERS | 3/30/1926 | See Source »

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