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| Picture No | 12587032 |
| Date | circa early 1930s |
| Description | Carved stone pillar of Mayan Calendar, Quirigua, Guatemala |
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Carved stone pillar or stela (known as Stela E) that recorded the Mayan Calendar, Quirigua, Izabal, Guatemala (Mesoamerica). They were erected to mark the passing of a katun (roughly 20 years). The hieroglyphics have enabled archaeologists to establish the main dates of Mayan history.
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| Source | Photograph by Ewing Galloway in 'The World's Greatest Wonders, Odhams Press', page 237 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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