Ancient America in Notes on American Archaeology by John D. BaldwinHarper Brothers, 1872 - 299 Seiten |
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... pyramids . In shape they are usually square or rectangular , but some- times hexagonal or octagonal , and the higher ... pyramid at Cahokia , Illinois , is 700 feet long , 500 wide , and 90 in height . Generally , however , these mounds ...
... pyramids . In shape they are usually square or rectangular , but some- times hexagonal or octagonal , and the higher ... pyramid at Cahokia , Illinois , is 700 feet long , 500 wide , and 90 in height . Generally , however , these mounds ...
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... pyramids , and pyramidal plat- forms or foundations with dependent works . Passing up the valley , it is found that Marietta , Newark , Ports- SCALE 550 ft . lol In . سی ناز BuyHole F6 % Ac 80 Stone Mound 3720 الب 120 mouth ...
... pyramids , and pyramidal plat- forms or foundations with dependent works . Passing up the valley , it is found that Marietta , Newark , Ports- SCALE 550 ft . lol In . سی ناز BuyHole F6 % Ac 80 Stone Mound 3720 الب 120 mouth ...
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... pyramids , pyramidal founda- tions , and their connected works made of earth , would have a closer resemblance to works of the Mound - Build- ers , to those especially found on the lower Mississippi . On the other hand , if we now had ...
... pyramids , pyramidal founda- tions , and their connected works made of earth , would have a closer resemblance to works of the Mound - Build- ers , to those especially found on the lower Mississippi . On the other hand , if we now had ...
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... pyramid , with a still more remarkable base . It was constructed with five stages or stories , and stands on a hill consisting chiefly of rock , which was excavated and hollowed for the construction of galleries and cham- bers . The ...
... pyramid , with a still more remarkable base . It was constructed with five stages or stories , and stands on a hill consisting chiefly of rock , which was excavated and hollowed for the construction of galleries and cham- bers . The ...
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... pyramid . In this part of Mexico can be seen , among other things , the great pyramid or mound of Cholulu , the very ancient and remarkable pyramidal structures at Teotihu- acan , and an uncounted number of teocallis or pyramids of ...
... pyramid . In this part of Mexico can be seen , among other things , the great pyramid or mound of Cholulu , the very ancient and remarkable pyramidal structures at Teotihu- acan , and an uncounted number of teocallis or pyramids of ...
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ages amautas ancient history antiquity appears Asia Atlantic Aztecs Biarni Brasseur de Bourbourg builders building built called Casa Central America character Chichimecs city of Mexico civilization Cloth coast Colhuas communities Conquest continent Copan copper Cortez covered Cuzco described dialects discovered edifices Egypt Eirek Europe existed explored extended feet high Figure forest gold Greenland hewn stone Huayna Capac hundred Iceland important Incas inclosures inhabitants inscriptions island Kabah known Kukulcan Lake Titicaca land Malays Mayapan Mayas mentioned Mexican Mexico and Central Mitla Montesinos monuments Mound-Builders mounds Nahuas native ocean Ohio old books old ruins older original ornaments Pacific palaces Palenque period Peru Peruvian Phoenicians preserved probably Pueblos pyramid Quichés race region relics remains remarkable sailed says sculptured seen settlements South America Spaniards Spanish structures summit supposed temple terrace thing tion Toltecs traditions Uxmal Valley Vinland vols voyage walls wild Indians writing Xibalba Yucatan