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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Bonampak |
(b nämpäk´) (KEY) , ruined city of the Late Classic period of the Maya, close to Tuxtla, in Chiapas, S Mexico. Discovered in 1946, it consists of a group of temples, one of which is remarkable for a number of very well preserved frescoes, painted in bright, flat colors, depicting in considerable detail scenes of Maya life. |
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