Ancient America in Notes on American Archaeology by John D. BaldwinHarper Brothers, 1872 - 299 Seiten |
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... feet high and 1000 feet in circumference at the base . A mound in Miamisburg , Ohio , is 68 feet high and 852 feet in cir- cumference . The great truncated pyramid at Cahokia , Illinois , is 700 feet long , 500 wide , and 90 in height ...
... feet high and 1000 feet in circumference at the base . A mound in Miamisburg , Ohio , is 68 feet high and 852 feet in cir- cumference . The great truncated pyramid at Cahokia , Illinois , is 700 feet long , 500 wide , and 90 in height ...
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... feet long by 150 broad . Figure 5 shows a group of mounds in Washing- ton County , Mississippi , some of which are connected by means of causeways . Another class of these antiquities consists of inclosures formed by heavy embankments ...
... feet long by 150 broad . Figure 5 shows a group of mounds in Washing- ton County , Mississippi , some of which are connected by means of causeways . Another class of these antiquities consists of inclosures formed by heavy embankments ...
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... feet high . Another is described as 500 feet in circumference at the base , 225 at the summit , and 34 feet high ... long avenues , and aguadas or artificial ponds , are common at the South . Figure 8 shows the remains of a graded way of ...
... feet high . Another is described as 500 feet in circumference at the base , 225 at the summit , and 34 feet high ... long avenues , and aguadas or artificial ponds , are common at the South . Figure 8 shows the remains of a graded way of ...
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John Denison Baldwin. At Seltzertown , Mississippi , there is a mound 600 feet long , 400 wide , and 40 feet high . The area of its level summit measures 4 acres . There was a ditch around it , and near it are smaller mounds . Mr. J. R. ...
John Denison Baldwin. At Seltzertown , Mississippi , there is a mound 600 feet long , 400 wide , and 40 feet high . The area of its level summit measures 4 acres . There was a ditch around it , and near it are smaller mounds . Mr. J. R. ...
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... feet in length , extended in graceful curves , and terminating in a triple coil at the tail . The embankment constitut- ing this figure is more than 5 feet high , with a base 30 feet wide at the centre of the body , diminishing some ...
... feet in length , extended in graceful curves , and terminating in a triple coil at the tail . The embankment constitut- ing this figure is more than 5 feet high , with a base 30 feet wide at the centre of the body , diminishing some ...
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ages amautas Ancient America ancient history antiquity appears Atlantic Aztecs Brasseur de Bourbourg builders building built called Casa Central America Chichen-Itza Chichimecs civilization coast Colhuas communities Conquest continent Copan copper Cortez covered Crown 8vo Cuzco described discovered edifices Edition Egypt Eirek Europe existed explored extended Fcap feet high feet long Figure forest Greenland hewn stone Huayna Capac hundred Iceland Illustrations important Incas inclosure inhabitants inscriptions island Kabah known Lake Titicaca land Malays Mayapan Mayas Mexican Mexico and Central Mitla Montesinos monuments Mound-Builders mounds Nahuas native ocean Ohio old books old city old ruins older original ornaments Pacific palaces Palenque period Peru Peruvian Phoenicians preserved Pueblos pyramidal Quichés race region remains sailed says sculptured seen settlements Small post 8vo Spaniards Spanish structures summit supposed temple terrace tion Toltecs traditions Uxmal Valley Vinland vols voyage walls wild Indians writing Xibalba Yucatan