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The sentences comparing the destruction to that of Buddhist statues in Afghanistan is flawed and should be removed. The Taliban destroyed the statues out of religious, not commercial motives. That doesn't make it better or worse, but it does make it non-analogous. (16 May 2013) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.95.126.178 ( talk) 19:51, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Didn't seem to resemble pyramid. More like hill with vegetation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.158.33.66 ( talk) 00:30, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Are these the correct coordinates? 18°13′02″N 88°35′05″W / 18.217357°N 88.584732°W -- Tobias1984 ( talk) 08:40, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Any reason to have "sic" after "endemic"? The word endemic seems appropriate and correct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.16.192.234 ( talk) 11:40, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
The article says the pyramid was 30 meters tall, but in these pictures it appears far shorter: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/13/mayan-pyramid-destroyed_n_3268401.html#slide=2445590 128.248.8.237 ( talk) 23:59, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
It is in fact 8 meters tall: http://www.nichbelize.org/ia-maya-sites/nohmul.html 128.248.8.237 ( talk) 00:07, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
I found a reference for the alleged 8 m height. The 8 m. refer to one of the platforms of the structure. The description is as follows:
The description of the alleged 8 m tall structure, from page 63: "...Prec1assic when a two meter thick platform, 300m x (almost) 200m in area, was built as a central plaza. On the north side of this plaza, the acropolis, a secondary platform (structure 1) some eight meters tall was built; upon this platform structure 2 rose about another nine meters... " The source is "The settlement of Nohmul: Development of a prehispanic Maya community in northern Belize" Pyburn, Karen Anne. So, if we ignore the basal platform, the height of the structure is 8+9 m, in other words it is 17 m. tall, excluding the basal platform. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.249.52.211 ( talk) 17:29, 13 June 2013 (UTC) Additionally http://7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=25513 That is a link to an article with the Director of the Institute Of Archeology in Belize, Dr. Jaime Awe. He says "The building in question here is about 70ft tall." (that's a little taller than the 19 m quoted above, but it's close, and it wasn't an exact measure anyway) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.249.52.211 ( talk) 20:10, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
Someone also needs to switch the article to "metric (US-system)". This is not a US-article, so by default the metric system should be given priority. -- Tobias1984 ( talk) 06:32, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
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The sentences comparing the destruction to that of Buddhist statues in Afghanistan is flawed and should be removed. The Taliban destroyed the statues out of religious, not commercial motives. That doesn't make it better or worse, but it does make it non-analogous. (16 May 2013) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.95.126.178 ( talk) 19:51, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Didn't seem to resemble pyramid. More like hill with vegetation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.158.33.66 ( talk) 00:30, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
Are these the correct coordinates? 18°13′02″N 88°35′05″W / 18.217357°N 88.584732°W -- Tobias1984 ( talk) 08:40, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
Any reason to have "sic" after "endemic"? The word endemic seems appropriate and correct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.16.192.234 ( talk) 11:40, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
The article says the pyramid was 30 meters tall, but in these pictures it appears far shorter: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/13/mayan-pyramid-destroyed_n_3268401.html#slide=2445590 128.248.8.237 ( talk) 23:59, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
It is in fact 8 meters tall: http://www.nichbelize.org/ia-maya-sites/nohmul.html 128.248.8.237 ( talk) 00:07, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
I found a reference for the alleged 8 m height. The 8 m. refer to one of the platforms of the structure. The description is as follows:
The description of the alleged 8 m tall structure, from page 63: "...Prec1assic when a two meter thick platform, 300m x (almost) 200m in area, was built as a central plaza. On the north side of this plaza, the acropolis, a secondary platform (structure 1) some eight meters tall was built; upon this platform structure 2 rose about another nine meters... " The source is "The settlement of Nohmul: Development of a prehispanic Maya community in northern Belize" Pyburn, Karen Anne. So, if we ignore the basal platform, the height of the structure is 8+9 m, in other words it is 17 m. tall, excluding the basal platform. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.249.52.211 ( talk) 17:29, 13 June 2013 (UTC) Additionally http://7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=25513 That is a link to an article with the Director of the Institute Of Archeology in Belize, Dr. Jaime Awe. He says "The building in question here is about 70ft tall." (that's a little taller than the 19 m quoted above, but it's close, and it wasn't an exact measure anyway) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.249.52.211 ( talk) 20:10, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
Someone also needs to switch the article to "metric (US-system)". This is not a US-article, so by default the metric system should be given priority. -- Tobias1984 ( talk) 06:32, 16 May 2013 (UTC)