In that way it really is like you didn't know the Renaissance ever happenedyou have no knowledge that anyone ever painted anything in Florence in the 16th century, then all of sudden you see a Michelangelo.
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The way the Maya built pyramids is by building one layer on top of another. We have the building where the writing was found sandwiched between two other buildings. We can get a date from the building itself, but also a range from the other two.William Saturno
The mural shows that early Maya painting had achieved a high level of sophistication and grace well before the great works of the Classic Maya in the seventh century.
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It was like discovering the Sistine chapel if you didn't know there had been a Renaissance - like knowing only modern art and then stumbling on the finger of God touching the hand of Adam.
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In Western terms, it's like knowing only modern art and then stumbling on a Michelangelo or a Leonardo.
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We then witness the maize god's birth, his death and his resurrection, before the wall ends with the coronation of a named and titled Maya king, newly crowned in the company of the Gods.
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