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... carved inscriptions and wonderful decorations , had disappeared in the ages before Europeans visited this continent , the difference might not appear to be so great ; for then the Central American remains , consisting only of earth ...
... carved inscriptions and wonderful decorations , had disappeared in the ages before Europeans visited this continent , the difference might not appear to be so great ; for then the Central American remains , consisting only of earth ...
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... , and shells from the Gulf of Mex- ico . The articles made of stone show fine workmanship ; some of them are elaborately carved . Tools of some very hard material must have been required to work the 40 Ancient America .
... , and shells from the Gulf of Mex- ico . The articles made of stone show fine workmanship ; some of them are elaborately carved . Tools of some very hard material must have been required to work the 40 Ancient America .
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... carved out of steatite , being skill- fully cut and polished . The diameter of the tube ex- ternally was one inch ... carving and workmanship gen- erally are very superior to Indian pipe carvings , and adds , if this article was a work ...
... carved out of steatite , being skill- fully cut and polished . The diameter of the tube ex- ternally was one inch ... carving and workmanship gen- erally are very superior to Indian pipe carvings , and adds , if this article was a work ...
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... carved cedar posts were found here , and their condi- tion of decay , compared with that of the cedar beams at " El Moro , " " indicated great antiquity . " The place of this ruin is now one of the consecrated places of the Vil- lage ...
... carved cedar posts were found here , and their condi- tion of decay , compared with that of the cedar beams at " El Moro , " " indicated great antiquity . " The place of this ruin is now one of the consecrated places of the Vil- lage ...
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... carved in relievo are visi- ble . Each story contains a great number of square niches symmetrically distributed . In the first story there are 24 on each side , in the second 20 , and in the third . 16. There are 366 of these niches on ...
... carved in relievo are visi- ble . Each story contains a great number of square niches symmetrically distributed . In the first story there are 24 on each side , in the second 20 , and in the third . 16. There are 366 of these niches on ...
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ages ancient history antiquity appears Atlantic Aztecs barbarous Brasseur de Bourbourg builders building built called Casa Central America Chichen-Itza Chichimecs civilization coast Colhuas communities Conquest constructed continent Copan copper Cortez covered Cuzco decay decorations described discovered edifices Eirek existed explored extent farther south feet high feet long Figure forest Greenland hewn stone Huayna Capac hundred Iceland important Incas inclosures inhabitants inscriptions island Kabah known Kukulcan Lake Titicaca land Malays masonry Mayapan Mayas mentioned Mexican Mexico and Central Mississippi Mitla Montesinos monuments Mound-Builders mounds Nahuas native North America ocean Ohio old books old city old ruins older original ornaments Pacific palaces Palenque period Peru Peruvian Phoenicians Pueblos pyramid Quichés race region relics remains remarkable sailed says sculptured seen settlements Spaniards Spanish square Squier structures summit supposed temple terrace tion Toltecs town traces traditions Tyrians Uxmal Valley Vinland voyage walls wild Indians writing Xibalba Yucatan
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