Maya codices written
800* · Work
Screenfold bark-paper books record Maya astronomy and ritual; only four survive the Spanish burnings (the Dresden Codex among them).
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- Peopling of the Americas (14000 BCE)
- Maya civilisation (2000 BCE)
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- Olmec civilisation (1500 BCE)
- Teotihuacán at its peak (100)
- Inca expansion under Pachacuti (1438)
- Classic Maya civilization (250)
- Aztec Triple Alliance formed (1428)
Around 800
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