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Bone Trumpet, 5th century - Public domain museum image. A tall wooden object with designs on it

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Public domain photo of a 3d object, Colombia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mesoamerican civilizations were a group of ancient cultures that inhabited Central and South America, including parts of modern-day Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. The Mesoamerican civilization is known for its advanced and sophisticated cultures, which developed complex systems of writing, art, architecture, and science. The Mesoamerican civilization is generally considered to have begun around 2500 BC and to have reached its peak between AD 600 and AD 900. The Mesoamerican civilization is known for its impressive achievements, including the development of the Maya and Aztec cultures, which are among the most well-known of the ancient Mesoamerican cultures. Aboriginal American Indian cultures that evolved in Mesoamerica (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th century. The pre-Columbian civilizations were extraordinary developments in human society and culture, ranking with the early civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China. Like the ancient civilizations of the Old World, those in the New World were characterized by kingdoms and empires, great monuments and cities, and refinements in the arts, metallurgy, and writing; the ancient civilizations of the Americas also display in their histories similar cyclical patterns of growth and decline, unity and disunity.

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musical instruments calima aerophones bone trombones trumpets colombia bone trumpet purchase frederick m lehman bequest aerophone lip vibrated trumpet trombone yotoco period trumpet history of the ancient world 5th century 4th century 3rd century 2nd century 1st century ad high resolution ultra high resolution 3 d object mesoamerica metropolitan museum of art
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0100 - 0500
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Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America

Ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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musical instruments calima aerophones bone trombones trumpets colombia bone trumpet purchase frederick m lehman bequest aerophone lip vibrated trumpet trombone yotoco period trumpet history of the ancient world 5th century 4th century 3rd century 2nd century 1st century ad high resolution ultra high resolution 3 d object mesoamerica metropolitan museum of art