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Page 68
... edifices , and bore the altars of the gods . The enclosures were likewise of two classes ; some , of a regular geometrical form and small dimensions , as the one at Circleville , having been intended for religious purposes ; and others ...
... edifices , and bore the altars of the gods . The enclosures were likewise of two classes ; some , of a regular geometrical form and small dimensions , as the one at Circleville , having been intended for religious purposes ; and others ...
Page 71
... edifices . 6. That they had the knowledge of the arch of receding steps ; of the art of pottery , -producing utensils and urns formed with taste , and constructed upon the principles of chemical composition ; and of the art of brick ...
... edifices . 6. That they had the knowledge of the arch of receding steps ; of the art of pottery , -producing utensils and urns formed with taste , and constructed upon the principles of chemical composition ; and of the art of brick ...
Page 72
... edifices and temples , those of the old world ; and roads , aqueducts and other public works , seldom excelled in massiveness , durability , and grandeur . The inhabitants were clothed , the soil was tilled , many of the arts had been ...
... edifices and temples , those of the old world ; and roads , aqueducts and other public works , seldom excelled in massiveness , durability , and grandeur . The inhabitants were clothed , the soil was tilled , many of the arts had been ...
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... edifice was a truncated pyramid built with five stories ; its sides faced the cardinal points ; the line of its base ... edifices upon its summit . - Humboldt's Researches , vol . i . p . 84 . Humboldt's Researches , vol . i . p . 86. De ...
... edifice was a truncated pyramid built with five stories ; its sides faced the cardinal points ; the line of its base ... edifices upon its summit . - Humboldt's Researches , vol . i . p . 84 . Humboldt's Researches , vol . i . p . 86. De ...
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... edifices . In the same manner as the pyramids of Teotihuacan , the large pyramid was surrounded by many smaller ones , the ruins of which still faintly appear in the adjacent plain . † * Humboldt's Researches , vol . i . p . 91. Modern ...
... edifices . In the same manner as the pyramids of Teotihuacan , the large pyramid was surrounded by many smaller ones , the ruins of which still faintly appear in the adjacent plain . † * Humboldt's Researches , vol . i . p . 91. Modern ...
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