Ancient America in Notes on American Archaeology by John D. BaldwinHarper Brothers, 1872 - 299 Seiten |
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... structures have a close resemblance to the teocallis of Mexico . They differ considerably in size . The great mound at Grave Creek , West Virginia , is 70 feet high and 1000 feet in circumference at the base . A mound in Miamisburg ...
... structures have a close resemblance to the teocallis of Mexico . They differ considerably in size . The great mound at Grave Creek , West Virginia , is 70 feet high and 1000 feet in circumference at the base . A mound in Miamisburg ...
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... structures were very numer- ous . They are described as solid pyramidal masses of earth , cased with brick or stone , level at the top , and fur- nished with ascending ranges of steps on the outside . Fig . 3. - Square Mound , near ...
... structures were very numer- ous . They are described as solid pyramidal masses of earth , cased with brick or stone , level at the top , and fur- nished with ascending ranges of steps on the outside . Fig . 3. - Square Mound , near ...
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... structure the figure of a man making use of one . Astro- nomical devices were sculptured below the figure . This structure he supposed to have been used for observation of the stars . His account of it will be given in the chapter on ...
... structure the figure of a man making use of one . Astro- nomical devices were sculptured below the figure . This structure he supposed to have been used for observation of the stars . His account of it will be given in the chapter on ...
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... structure , and nearly always " in such a state of decay as to render all attempts to restore the skull , or , indeed , any part of the skeleton , entirely hopeless . " Not more than one or two skeletons of that people have been ...
... structure , and nearly always " in such a state of decay as to render all attempts to restore the skull , or , indeed , any part of the skeleton , entirely hopeless . " Not more than one or two skeletons of that people have been ...
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... structures known as teocallis , and also large high mounds , with level summits , reached by great flights of steps . Pyramidal platforms or foun- dations for important edifices appear in both regions , and are very much alike . In ...
... structures known as teocallis , and also large high mounds , with level summits , reached by great flights of steps . Pyramidal platforms or foun- dations for important edifices appear in both regions , and are very much alike . In ...
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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