Ancient America in Notes on American Archaeology by John D. BaldwinHarper Brothers, 1872 - 299 Seiten |
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... side of South America , between Chili and the first or second degree of north latitude ; Central America and Mexico ; and the valleys of the Mississippi and the Ohio . These regions have all been explored to some extent - not completely ...
... side of South America , between Chili and the first or second degree of north latitude ; Central America and Mexico ; and the valleys of the Mississippi and the Ohio . These regions have all been explored to some extent - not completely ...
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... side of this mound is supported by a wall of sun - dried brick two feet thick , filled with grass , rushes , and leaves . " Dr. Dickeson mentions angular tumuli , with corners " still quite perfect , " and " formed of large bricks ...
... side of this mound is supported by a wall of sun - dried brick two feet thick , filled with grass , rushes , and leaves . " Dr. Dickeson mentions angular tumuli , with corners " still quite perfect , " and " formed of large bricks ...
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... side of this bluff is ver- tical , and shows yellowish - white sandstone rock , on the face of which are inscriptions ; " Spanish inscriptions and Indian hieroglyphics . " It was carefully described in 1849 by Lieutenant Simpson , and ...
... side of this bluff is ver- tical , and shows yellowish - white sandstone rock , on the face of which are inscriptions ; " Spanish inscriptions and Indian hieroglyphics . " It was carefully described in 1849 by Lieutenant Simpson , and ...
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... side and a butterfly within . " In the same neighborhood , on the summit of a cliff twenty feet high , was another old ruin " strongly walled around . " In the centre was a mound on which were traces of a circular edifice . The next ...
... side and a butterfly within . " In the same neighborhood , on the summit of a cliff twenty feet high , was another old ruin " strongly walled around . " In the centre was a mound on which were traces of a circular edifice . The next ...
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... side , and one hundred and twenty on the other . In some places the walls are ten feet thick , " with small rooms inserted in them . " Stone axes , painted pottery , and other articles are found in the débris : " The indent- ed pottery ...
... side , and one hundred and twenty on the other . In some places the walls are ten feet thick , " with small rooms inserted in them . " Stone axes , painted pottery , and other articles are found in the débris : " The indent- ed pottery ...
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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