Copán
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After spending time with an archaeological team in Copán, Honduras, restoring Mayan ruins, he was inspired to use dry key construction, which requires no mortar or cement, to build pedestals for his figurative sculptures.
The Hudson Valley’s outdoor art parks make for an alluring pandemic destination | Nevin Martell | April 23, 2021 | Washington PostMany volumes have been written about the prehistoric ruins of Guatemala and especially of Copan.
Guatemala, the country of the future | Charles M. PepperMany of the sculptures in Copan and Palenque to which we have referred contain pictographs and hieroglyphs.
The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West | Robert E. AndersonSimilarly filed teeth have been discovered at Copan and in caves at Loltun.
The Maya Indians of Southern Yucatan and Northern British Honduras | Thomas William Francis GannSeler attempts to explain this series of 20 gods in another way; see his "Monumente von Copan und Quirigua" , p. 729.
This sign likewise occurs in a very similar form on Altar R of Copan.
British Dictionary definitions for Copán
/ (Spanish koˈpan) /
a village in W Honduras: site of a ruined Mayan city.
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