Identifier: cu31924028712879 (find matches)
Title: Introduction to the study of North America archaeology
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Thomas, Cyrus, 1825-1910
Subjects: Indians of North America Indians of Mexico Indians of Central America
Publisher: Cincinnati, The Robert Clarke Company
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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^°JJ£2S^1^2))^2::^J^/.^ Fig. 91. Painted designs, ilitla. shoulil lie fuiiiid in palaces of l^eautiful architecture,decorated with panels of exquisite mosaic work, arefacts Avhich, at first sight, make it difficult to ascribethem to the same people. According to Mr. Bandelier, the ancient pottery, sofar as seen by him, was uniformly a liglit gray, thickand without traces of paint. Its ornamentation wasoverloaded, grotesque and elaborate, the faces oftenhaving noses exactly like the so-called elephanttrunk ornament of the Yucatec ruins, and enormoushead-dresses encircling rather tlian crowning the face. Nothing is known in regard to the age of thesestructures more than the fact that they were in ruinsat the time of the Spanish conquest. Orozco y Berrathinks tliey were destroyed between 1490 and 1500 inthe fierce- contests between the Zapotecs and theAztecs. The earliest known mention of the place is18 274 Study of North American Archaeology. by Motolinia, who says that when Fray Mart

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