Starry-eyed Quetzalcoatl in Texas


	Starry-eyed Quetzalcoatl in Texas

Rustee

4-5-2008 12:40 AM

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Quetzalcoatl was one of the most important gods in Mesoamerica, and was worshipped by most major Mesoamerican cultures, from the Olmecs and Maya to the Aztecs.

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                confirmed visitors were Archaic hunter-gatherers, who inhabited
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