[Aztlan] Classic Maya Unit of Length

[David Hixson]

I do find it interesting that the first widely shared
unit of measuring area in Yucatan and elsewhere in
Mesoamerica, the mecate, was vigesimal (20 x 20
meters).  It certainly is a logical merge of old world
and new world systems for calculations, which may be
one reason why it survives to the present day.

-Dave

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David Hixson
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Tulane Anthropology
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