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In this exercise you will analyze the content and spatial arrangement of carved stone monuments at the Maya sociopolitical center of Piedras Negras. Like at other Maya centers, the rulers of Piedras Negras used these monuments to document their personal achievements and important life events, and exhibited them in public spaces. These monuments provide us with important information about the sociopolitical development of Piedras Negras and about the lives of its ruler. Your objective in this exercise is to decipher the dates of different monuments, and to use these dates to look for patterns that will help you decipher the meaning of important Maya glyphs.