Queen M'oo and the Egyptian sphinxРипол Классик, 1972 - 277 pages |
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... head of the universities and colleges in the United States; for not only do they know absolutely nothing of ancient American civilization, but, judg-. ing from letters in my possession, the majority of them refuse to learn anything ...
... head of the universities and colleges in the United States; for not only do they know absolutely nothing of ancient American civilization, but, judg-. ing from letters in my possession, the majority of them refuse to learn anything ...
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... head kan, “ sout , ' ' as symbol of the southern continent. He represents the northern by this monogram that reads aac, “ turtle.” By this sign placed between the two others, he intends to convey to t e mind of his readers that the ...
... head kan, “ sout , ' ' as symbol of the southern continent. He represents the northern by this monogram that reads aac, “ turtle.” By this sign placed between the two others, he intends to convey to t e mind of his readers that the ...
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... head. The three signs 0 of locality, placed in the centre of said gulf, mark the site of the extinguished volcano known to-day as the Alacra/nes reefs. The serpent head was, for the Maya writers, typical of the sea, whose billows they ...
... head. The three signs 0 of locality, placed in the centre of said gulf, mark the site of the extinguished volcano known to-day as the Alacra/nes reefs. The serpent head was, for the Maya writers, typical of the sea, whose billows they ...
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... head at Newfoundland,- the knees at Cape St. Roque, and the , feet at Cape Horn, it is i -'- easy to perceive that they are identical. The shallow basin held on the belly of the statue, between the hands, would then be symbolical of the ...
... head at Newfoundland,- the knees at Cape St. Roque, and the , feet at Cape Horn, it is i -'- easy to perceive that they are identical. The shallow basin held on the belly of the statue, between the hands, would then be symbolical of the ...
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... part will cross the ' Charles Lyell, Principles qf Geology, vol. i., chap. iii., p. 252. Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the northern frontier of the Maya Empire,. lxii IN TROD U C' 1 'IOlV. mm A Dying Sphinx (a leopard with a human head) that.
... part will cross the ' Charles Lyell, Principles qf Geology, vol. i., chap. iii., p. 252. Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the northern frontier of the Maya Empire,. lxii IN TROD U C' 1 'IOlV. mm A Dying Sphinx (a leopard with a human head) that.
Table des matières
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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