American Antiquities and Researches Into the Origin and History of the Red Race |
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Page 12
... Peru , infor- mation of incalculable value has been lost to us . It is impos- sible without the deepest regret and indignation to revert to that period , when ancient pictorial manuscripts were burned , idols , images and planispheres ...
... Peru , infor- mation of incalculable value has been lost to us . It is impos- sible without the deepest regret and indignation to revert to that period , when ancient pictorial manuscripts were burned , idols , images and planispheres ...
Page 21
... Peru and other parts of South America . 1. The ancient remains of the United States bear evident marks of being the production of a people , elevated far above the savage state . Many of them indicate great elegance of taste , and a ...
... Peru and other parts of South America . 1. The ancient remains of the United States bear evident marks of being the production of a people , elevated far above the savage state . Many of them indicate great elegance of taste , and a ...
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... Peru , occupied by a polished and culti- vated race . Many of its cities were then large and flourishing , and inhabited by a numerous population . Their magnificent palaces were still the residences of princes , and the temples still ...
... Peru , occupied by a polished and culti- vated race . Many of its cities were then large and flourishing , and inhabited by a numerous population . Their magnificent palaces were still the residences of princes , and the temples still ...
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... Perú and Chile , similar to those of North America , and like them , containing the bones of the dead , besides articles which dis- close to us many proofs of the degree of civilization attained by their builders . The plains of Varinas ...
... Perú and Chile , similar to those of North America , and like them , containing the bones of the dead , besides articles which dis- close to us many proofs of the degree of civilization attained by their builders . The plains of Varinas ...
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... Peru , is a mound in which were found vessels of baked clay , “ of fine workmanship and ingenious construc- tion , ” and a human body interred in a sitting posture . The Huacas at Lambayeque are about thirty feet high , one hundred and ...
... Peru , is a mound in which were found vessels of baked clay , “ of fine workmanship and ingenious construc- tion , ” and a human body interred in a sitting posture . The Huacas at Lambayeque are about thirty feet high , one hundred and ...
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