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Chichén Itzá, State Quintana Roo, México Venus Platform (detail) Early Postclassic (900-1200 AD) XI-XIII centuries AD |
Comments: In Mayan astronomy Venus was a planet of largely bale- ful and inauspicious augury. Its periodic movements gave warnings of drought, danger, and warfare. Crucial battles of so called "star wars" were scheduled to coincide with particular movements of this planet. |
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