Preclassic (English, adj)
expansion: Preclassic (not comparable)
Senses:
glosses: Designating a formative period in Mesoamerican history, from 2000 BCE to 250 CE, during which large-scale ceremonial architecture, writing, cities and states developed.
tags: not-comparable
glosses: Designating a transformative period in Maya history from the beginning of permanent village life c. 1000 BC until the advent of the Classic Period c. 250 AD.
tags: not-comparable
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