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How were Mayan pyramids built?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

The only evidence of the Mayan civilization in building the pyramids suggest that most of the rock was chiseled, but since the Mayan people did not use beasts of burden, no one is quite sure how the temples were erected.

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