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the Underworld and the sky with that of the terrestrial world10.1.1.461.7515the Underworld and the sky with that of the terrestrial world.
• Depictions of world trees, both in their directional and central aspects, are found
in the art and mythological traditions of cultures such as the Maya, Aztec, Iza-
pan, Mixtec, Olmec, and others, dating to at least the Mid/Late Formative peri-
ods of Mesoamerican chronology.
• Directional world trees are also associated with the four Year bearers in
Mesoamerican calendars, and the directional colors and deities.
• World trees are frequently depicted with birds in their branches, and their roots
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