Prehistoric Structures of Central America
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Pyramidal structures and shapings are found everywhere at Palenque. SeeStephens’ Work, above quoted, vol. 2, chap. 20, page 337, &c.
At Uxmal, also in Chiapas, we have another exhibition of pyramidalstructures with temples upon their tops. We refer again to the same workof Stephens, vol. 2, chap. 25, page 420, &c.
These remains, to which we have referred, have far greater importance inour investigation than can be attached to the mere building of pyramidalstructures. The wealth of sculpture fou...nd at the places referred to isimmensely great and deserves the attention of scholars and thinking mento an extent greater than we can now devote to them.
In our view, the people who erected those structures possessed aknowledge and civilization far in advance of the population thatsurrounded them, and that the surrounding populations to a great degreeimitated their examples and adopted their religion.
That, as we believe, led to the construction at Cholula, a little townnow of ten thousand inhabitants, fifteen miles from Puebla, on the roadleading from Vera Cruz to Mexico, on the plains of Anahuac, at theheight of 6912 feet above the sea, of that immense pyramid of earthstill standing, 177 feet in height, measuring 1445 feet on either side, and ascended by 120 steps.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Pyramidal structures and shapings are found everywhere at Palenque. SeeStephens’ Work, above quoted, vol. 2, chap. 20, page 337, &c.
At Uxmal, also in Chiapas, we have another exhibition of pyramidalstructures with temples upon their tops. We refer again to the same workof Stephens, vol. 2, chap. 25, page 420, &c.
These remains, to which we have referred, have far greater importance inour investigation than can be attached to the mere building of pyramidalstructures. The wealth of sculpture fou...nd at the places referred to isimmensely great and deserves the attention of scholars and thinking mento an extent greater than we can now devote to them.
In our view, the people who erected those structures possessed aknowledge and civilization far in advance of the population thatsurrounded them, and that the surrounding populations to a great degreeimitated their examples and adopted their religion.
That, as we believe, led to the construction at Cholula, a little townnow of ten thousand inhabitants, fifteen miles from Puebla, on the roadleading from Vera Cruz to Mexico, on the plains of Anahuac, at theheight of 6912 feet above the sea, of that immense pyramid of earthstill standing, 177 feet in height, measuring 1445 feet on either side, and ascended by 120 steps.
What to read after Prehistoric Structures of Central America?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Townsend Martin Ingham to read onlineMoreLess
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