Hans:
> The Mayan practice of rebuilding temples by
> adding another layer (burying the original) was this
> a standard practice or done only occasionally?

Bernard:
> This was a universal practice. The Aztec Templo
> Mayor has 7 layers.
> Bernard


If I may add ... this wasn't just a universal Mesoamerican practice ... both the mound/temples in South America and North America were also rebuilt in this manner.. in the early Andean cultures not only was the previous mound/temple buried but a dedicatory cache of items were sealed with it. When (for example) Caral was abandoned they buried the mounds completely in a covering of dirt and small rocks.

Kat

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