Ancient America in Notes on American Archaeology by John D. BaldwinHarper Brothers, 1872 - 299 Seiten |
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... Cortez found in power . 77 In the northern part of the Mexican Valley was the city of Tulha , the ancient capital of the Toltecs . At the time of the conquest its site was an extensive field of ruins . At Xochicalco , in the State of ...
... Cortez found in power . 77 In the northern part of the Mexican Valley was the city of Tulha , the ancient capital of the Toltecs . At the time of the conquest its site was an extensive field of ruins . At Xochicalco , in the State of ...
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... Cortez and some of his companions went through the open region near the for- est in which these ruins are situated without hearing of them or suspecting their existence . The great ruins known as Copan were in like manner unknown in the ...
... Cortez and some of his companions went through the open region near the for- est in which these ruins are situated without hearing of them or suspecting their existence . The great ruins known as Copan were in like manner unknown in the ...
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... Cortez . More than two hundred years passed after the arrival of the Spaniards before their ex- istence became known to Europeans . They were discov- ered about the year 1750. Since that year decay has made some progress in them ...
... Cortez . More than two hundred years passed after the arrival of the Spaniards before their ex- istence became known to Europeans . They were discov- ered about the year 1750. Since that year decay has made some progress in them ...
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... Cortez . In Asia these ceremonies and figures of the serpent were usually associated with sun - worship . Hum- boldt was sure that these symbols came to America from the Old World . A more careful study of the subject might have led him ...
... Cortez . In Asia these ceremonies and figures of the serpent were usually associated with sun - worship . Hum- boldt was sure that these symbols came to America from the Old World . A more careful study of the subject might have led him ...
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... Cortez entered Mexico , the Aztecs , Montezu- ma's people , had been in power more than two centuries . * See Appendix D. Most of the ancient history , of which something is American Ancient History . 197 The Ancient History sketched.
... Cortez entered Mexico , the Aztecs , Montezu- ma's people , had been in power more than two centuries . * See Appendix D. Most of the ancient history , of which something is American Ancient History . 197 The Ancient History sketched.
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