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Detailed explanation-1: -On the southeastern edge of the ancient Maya zone – more than 400 kilometres south of Chichen Itza in Mexico, where similar but smaller breast pieces have been found – Nim Li Punit is estimated to have been inhabited between AD 150 and 850.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jade in Mesoamerica Worked pieces of jadeite can be seen all over Mesoamerica from the Olmec of Mexico to the Mayan Lowlands in central Honduras, and in Northern Costa Rica. Consumers of these worked jade products can be seen in the Valley of Mexico, Valley of Oaxaca, and in highland Guatemala.

Detailed explanation-3: -Altun Ha, the archaeological site closest to Belize City, was a major Maya culture ceremonial center and the discovery site of Belize’s famous Jade Head.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Braswell, in the year 672, the jade pendant was used for the first time in a ritual focused on summoning wind and rain, which was essential for Mayan crops. Eventually, the precious artifact-which “had immense power and magic, ” Braswell said-was buried.

Detailed explanation-5: -’Yu’ is the Chinese word for jade; the Aztec word for jade is ‘chalchihuitl’; the Maya word for jade was ‘yax tun’.