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And so it is that we find to-day the cosmogonic and religious notions, the records of natural phenomena and predominant incidents in the history of their nation and that of their rulers, sculptured on the walls of the temples and ...
And so it is that we find to-day the cosmogonic and religious notions, the records of natural phenomena and predominant incidents in the history of their nation and that of their rulers, sculptured on the walls of the temples and ...
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... learned architects, conquered the southern parts of the IndoChinese peninsula. and established themselves there. In the classic authors, Greek and Latin, we find frequent mention of the great Saturnian continent, distant many ...
... learned architects, conquered the southern parts of the IndoChinese peninsula. and established themselves there. In the classic authors, Greek and Latin, we find frequent mention of the great Saturnian continent, distant many ...
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For instance, we find in them the history of certain personages who, after their death, be-. came the gods most universally revered by the Egyptians, Isis and Osiris, whose earthly history, related by Wilkinson and other writers who ...
For instance, we find in them the history of certain personages who, after their death, be-. came the gods most universally revered by the Egyptians, Isis and Osiris, whose earthly history, related by Wilkinson and other writers who ...
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In these cosmogonic notions we also find the reason why the number ten was held most sacred by all civilized nations of antiquity; and why the Mayas, who in their scheme of numeration adopted the decimal system, did not reckon by tens ...
In these cosmogonic notions we also find the reason why the number ten was held most sacred by all civilized nations of antiquity; and why the Mayas, who in their scheme of numeration adopted the decimal system, did not reckon by tens ...
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... the memory of these adulterated traditions was already fading from the mind of the aborigines. “ Of the people who first settled in this kingdom of Yucathan,” he says, “ nor of their ancient history, have I been able to find ...
... the memory of these adulterated traditions was already fading from the mind of the aborigines. “ Of the people who first settled in this kingdom of Yucathan,” he says, “ nor of their ancient history, have I been able to find ...
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LXHI Javelin Head and Arrow Points found with the Charred | 159 |
Portrait of Queen M60 From a demirelief adorning | 166 |
Portrait of Bishop Lands second Bishop of Yucatan | 169 |
LXVHI Mezzorelievo in Stucco on the Frieze of the Temple | 197 |
Fresco Painting in the Funeral Chamber of Prince Cohs | 222 |
The Lord of the Yucatan Forests From life | 236 |
Part of Facade of the Sanctuary at Uxmal Cosmic | 256 |
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