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How was information passed down between generations of mayans?

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There is a limited amount of information on Mayan culture because in the Common Era the Spanish instituted a policy of killing all Mayan priests and burning their books. Catholic missionaries infact destroyed all but four of their sacred bark-paper books in the 16th century. Information was mainly passed down through generations and generations by a highly detailed hierogliphic writing system.


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