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Event archaeological Americas

Tikal

600 BCE

Major Maya city rising above the Guatemalan rainforest…

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Ruins of major ancient Maya city

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Tikal

600 BCE – still standing

Major Maya city rising above the Guatemalan rainforest canopy

Standing in 600 BCE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Chorrera Polity · Americas 1500 BCE – 100 BCE Chavin Polity · Americas 1000 BCE – 100 BCE Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Mammoth Cave Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Hawaii Volcanoes Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing

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600 BCE Hanging Gardens of Babylon 600 BCE Pompeii 600 BCE Taxila 600 BCE Herculaneum 600 BCE Marseille 600 BCE San Agustín Archaeological Park
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