ocr: Thet towering Acropolis, civic andi ceremonial heart of facity-state of 11 (2 20,000 people, took shape during four centuries of construction that began about A.D. 400. Each ruler toredown parts ofearlier buildings, some recon: structed here in cutaways, aitd put hisowni on top. Theyerenteil a sacred geography," saysy project directord Bill Fash of Harvard. "You could walk through alla the myths of Maya chvilization: the Bati House, the House ofKnives, the Mountain Where Maize Was Born. 13 Structure 16: 13.Eant Court 2Rosabla 14.1 Housu of Knivess 391 Features undertying 16. SubJaguar tomb Ros ...