Ancient America in Notes on American Archaeology by John D. BaldwinHarper Brothers, 1872 - 299 Seiten |
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... important of these works are either in French or Spanish , or in great English quartos and folios which are not accessible to general readers , and not one of them attempts to give a comprehensive view of the whole subject . Therefore I ...
... important of these works are either in French or Spanish , or in great English quartos and folios which are not accessible to general readers , and not one of them attempts to give a comprehensive view of the whole subject . Therefore I ...
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... suggestions in regard to the history of Ancient America , furnished by such old Mexican and Central American books as have been preserved , seem to me no less important than the ruins themselves ; there- vi Preface .
... suggestions in regard to the history of Ancient America , furnished by such old Mexican and Central American books as have been preserved , seem to me no less important than the ruins themselves ; there- vi Preface .
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John Denison Baldwin. me no less important than the ruins themselves ; there- fore this portion of the subject has been kept in view ; and I have also reviewed the various theories and sug- gestions put forward from time to time to ...
John Denison Baldwin. me no less important than the ruins themselves ; there- fore this portion of the subject has been kept in view ; and I have also reviewed the various theories and sug- gestions put forward from time to time to ...
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... importance of their archæo- logical remains , most of which were already mysterious antiquities when the continent was discovered by Colum- bus . I propose to give some account of these antiqui- ties , not for the edification of those ...
... importance of their archæo- logical remains , most of which were already mysterious antiquities when the continent was discovered by Colum- bus . I propose to give some account of these antiqui- ties , not for the edification of those ...
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... important class of their works . Prominent among the remains by which we know that such a people once inhabited that region are artificial mounds constructed with intelligence and great labor . Most of them are terraced and truncated ...
... important class of their works . Prominent among the remains by which we know that such a people once inhabited that region are artificial mounds constructed with intelligence and great labor . Most of them are terraced and truncated ...
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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