jan 1, 200 - Tikal

Description:

• Large monumental public centre, residential area sprawling around this core
• Nucleated population (around 60,000 perhaps)
• Fully developed syllabic writing system and calendric
• Royal titles and divine kingship
• Largely abandoned by 10th century AD
• Cyclical building around public centre > a lot of manpower
• Range of royal titles are awarded to individuals
• Divine form of kingship
• Polychromous ceramic vessels > more detailed image of how the city looked like
• Lintel > surrounds the entrance of a door

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