Sentences with phrase «complex hieroglyphic»
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They developed astronomy, hieroglyphic writing and a complex calendrical system.
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The central complex has five major plazas, including the Hieroglyphic Stairway Plaza, which has the longest known Mayan inscription (consisting of over 1800 glyphs).
Similarly to how the pyramid complexes of ancient Egypt were developed by successive generations of rulers, many of the buildings that survive to this day are royal tombs that incorporate hieroglyphic inscriptions and personal monuments.