Dresden Codex
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dresden-codex-226-1857658
title:
Dresden Codex
text:
The Dresden Codex is a Maya book, which was believed to be the oldest surviving book written in the Americas, dating to the 11th or 12th century. However, in September 2018 it was proven that the Maya Codex of Mexico, previously known as the Grolier Codex, is, in fact, older by about a century. The codex was rediscovered in the city of Dresden, Germany, hence the book's present name. It is located in the museum of the Saxon State Library. The codex contains information relating to astronomical a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Maya manuscript
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden_Codex
date created:
2005-04-17T16:35:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T22:05:55Z
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13
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