Discuss Mayan culture through an examination of the City of Palenque (Fig. 11.30) and the discovery of the tomb of Lord Pakal
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The sophistication of the Mayan cosmology can be seen in the decorative scheme found in the tomb of Lord Pakal which is located underneath the "Temple of Inscriptions". Pakal was Palenque's most powerful king.
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