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Landmark Americas archaeological

Tak’alik Ab’aj

800 BCE – 900 CE · 1,700 years

Guatemalan ceremonial and trading center documenting connections between Olmec and early Maya cultures, approximately 800 BC–900 AD.

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400 BCE – 900 CE

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