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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1998
Page
13
Ancient civilizations of Maya Aztec Inca and Olmec thrived in the Americas with writing architecture gold work and festivals. Montezuma II hosted Cortes and was killed. Europeans pursued wealth while diseases and conquest ended empires. Gold and jade were highly valued in Andean cultures.
The text notes Inca pottery painted carved or stamped with shapes and animals used in red rituals. It mentions Aztec games patolli and ulama with atolli akin to backgammon. Ulama was a basketball-like court game for nobles with a rubber ball and protective gear, bets enforced, and sometimes deadly outcomes.
Ancient peoples of Central and South America such as the Inca Maya Olmecs and Toltecs created gold and silver llama sculptures wove textiles and painted complex calendars. They farmed astronomers and potters advanced writing and stone works. many cultures influenced each other before abrupt declines and Spanish conquest.
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