Jaina Island
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- Names
Jaina Island
Jaina
- Place Type
- physical
- Description
- Just off the coast of Campeche is the island cemetery of Jaina, from which have come magnificently modelled figurines that are certainly among the finest clay works of antiquity. These sacrificial burial figures, replicas of Mayan personages in ceremonial finery, provide a remarkable insight into the customs, lifestyles, and costumes of the Classic Mayan people. (Britannica Online)
- Source
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
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