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This structure had a ceremonial use for the Maya people as it lies in the middle of the plaza at San Gervasio, which is located on the island of Cozumel, Mexico. It therefore must have served as a dais from which the speaker addressed the people who would gather here. On can observe two different construction periods for this altar: to the west, there are balustraded steps, completely covered with stucco, which is the oldest part of the construction and dates to the Terminal Classic Period (c. 1000-1200 CE); the later structure, which cover the first one, belongs to the Post Classic Period (1200-1650 CE).
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Wiener, J. B. (2018, March 14). The Maya Altar at San Gervasio. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8310/the-maya-altar-at-san-gervasio/
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