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2024-10-07 19:36:13 UTC - HELPFUL
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The Aztec, Maya etc had books/writing systems; plus complex hygiene practices, such as public toilets & bathouses, soaps & toothpastes, water filters, and officials who washed roads & buildings The Spanish destroyed and banned native libraries, books and bathes https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1805201/ https://www.the-independent.com/news/science/archaeology/aztec-empire-hieroglyphics-archaeology-b1827852.html https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2020/10/uc-archaeologists-discover-sophisticated-water-filters-in-ancient-maya-city.html https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/263/oa_monograph/chapter/2252724 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mesoamerican-Indian-languages/Mesoamerican-literature http://www.tlahui.com/temaz1.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_writing_systems https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/ask-experts/how-many-aztec-books-were-there
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