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| − | '''Jaina'''. On the coast of the sate of [[Campeche]], [[Mexico]], to about 32 km. from the city of Campeche, is the island of Jaina. This island was a | + | '''Jaina'''. On the coast of the sate of [[Campeche]], [[Mexico]], to about 32 km. from the city of Campeche, is the island of Jaina. This island was a Mayan cemetery and has more than 20,000 tombs of which over 1,000 have been archaeologically excavated. In local museums are exhibited found figures of ceramics (figurines) in the pots where the Mayans buried to their dead. Jaina-style figurines are delicately detailed. |
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| + | The [[Maya]] name Jaina means: "House of water". | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | [[Image:Maya3.jpg|thumb|Jaina figurine]] | ||
| + | *[[Calakmul]] | ||
| + | *[[Chichen Itza]] | ||
| + | *[[Edzna]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | *[http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/jaina-island.htm Jaina Island] | ||
| + | *[http://www.beloit.edu/~museum/logan/catalog/camerica/yucatan/ancientmaya/oldmayaimages3.htm#artifact4 Beloit College's Logan Museum's display of Jaina figurines] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Mexican History]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Archaeology]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Mayan World]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Tourist Attractions]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Islands]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:07, July 28, 2016
Jaina. On the coast of the sate of Campeche, Mexico, to about 32 km. from the city of Campeche, is the island of Jaina. This island was a Mayan cemetery and has more than 20,000 tombs of which over 1,000 have been archaeologically excavated. In local museums are exhibited found figures of ceramics (figurines) in the pots where the Mayans buried to their dead. Jaina-style figurines are delicately detailed.
The Maya name Jaina means: "House of water".
