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Account of the Destruction of the Land of Mn. Slab in the building called Akab-oib at 0111011011. Cast from mould made by the author . . . . . . Account of the Destruction of the Land of Mn. Plate v., part ii., of Troano MS.
Account of the Destruction of the Land of Mn. Slab in the building called Akab-oib at 0111011011. Cast from mould made by the author . . . . . . Account of the Destruction of the Land of Mn. Plate v., part ii., of Troano MS.
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... since they called their country Mayach; that is, “ the land first emerged from the bosom of the deep,” “ the country of ... according to Herodotus, that “ their ancestors, in the ' Lands of the West,' were the oldest men .on earth.
... since they called their country Mayach; that is, “ the land first emerged from the bosom of the deep,” “ the country of ... according to Herodotus, that “ their ancestors, in the ' Lands of the West,' were the oldest men .on earth.
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From this isle one may pass to other large islands beyond, which are not far from the firm land near which is the true sea-'3 It is well to notice that, like all the Maya authors who have described the awful cataclysms that caused the ...
From this isle one may pass to other large islands beyond, which are not far from the firm land near which is the true sea-'3 It is well to notice that, like all the Maya authors who have described the awful cataclysms that caused the ...
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Language is admitted to be a most accurate guide in tracing the family relation of various peoples, even when inhabiting countries separated by vast extents of land or water. In the present instance, Maya, still spoken by thousands of ...
Language is admitted to be a most accurate guide in tracing the family relation of various peoples, even when inhabiting countries separated by vast extents of land or water. In the present instance, Maya, still spoken by thousands of ...
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Once established in the land of her adoption, did she order the erection of another of his totems—again a leopard with human head—to preserve his memory among her followers ? The names inscribed on the base of the Egyptian sphinx seem ...
Once established in the land of her adoption, did she order the erection of another of his totems—again a leopard with human head—to preserve his memory among her followers ? The names inscribed on the base of the Egyptian sphinx seem ...
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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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Abbé adorned Akkadian Akkadian language alphabet ancestors ancient Maya Asia assertion Augustus Le Plongeon Brasseur Brinton called Caribbean Sea Central America Chaldeans chap Chichen Cogolludo Coh’s Memorial Hall color cosmogonic earth edifices Egypt Egyptians emblem existed Father fields figure find fire first five flower Fresco Painting funeral chamber gods Greek hand head Herodotus Hindoos Hist India inhabitants inscriptions island Khafra kings knowledge land Landa learned lineal measures Manners and Customs Maya books Maya civilization Maya language Maya word Mayach Mayapan meaning metre monuments Mysteries Naacal Nahuatls natives Osiris Palenque peninsula Plate Plongeon priests Prince Coh’s Memorial Queen M60 remote ages represented sacred Sacred Mysteries sacrifices says scientific sculptures serpent Sir Gardner Wilkinson Sphinx symbol tableau temples Thoth tion to-day translation tree Troano Uxmal verse warrior West Western Continent worship writing yellow Yucatan