Parley's Cabinet Library: Manners, customs, and antiquities of the Indians of North and South AmericaBradbury, Soden & Company, 1843 |
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Page 91
... ruins became so overgrown with trees that all knowledge of them for the most part was lost . Dr. Robertson , in a note to his History of America , makes the following state- ment : — “ I am informed by a person who resided long in New ...
... ruins became so overgrown with trees that all knowledge of them for the most part was lost . Dr. Robertson , in a note to his History of America , makes the following state- ment : — “ I am informed by a person who resided long in New ...
Page 92
... ruins , but the plans of five separate buildings have been made out , and they seem to have been dis- posed with great regularity . The walls of these build- ings were covered with ornaments consisting of mosaic and carved work ...
... ruins , but the plans of five separate buildings have been made out , and they seem to have been dis- posed with great regularity . The walls of these build- ings were covered with ornaments consisting of mosaic and carved work ...
Page 148
... ruins remaining to this day assure us that the statement is incorrect , and that numerous other towns of great extent were scattered over the country . Of their history , however , we have no definite records . ANTIQUITIES . - We have ...
... ruins remaining to this day assure us that the statement is incorrect , and that numerous other towns of great extent were scattered over the country . Of their history , however , we have no definite records . ANTIQUITIES . - We have ...
Contents
THE MEXICAN INDIANS | 7 |
ANTIQUITIES OF CENTRAL AMERICA | 89 |
INDIANS OF PERU | 105 |
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Abipones America Anahuac ancient animals antiquities appear Araucanians arrows Atahualpa Aztec beautiful birds body caciques called Camanchees ceremony character chief Cholula civilization cloth colors conquest corn Cortés cotton covered cultivated customs Cuzco dance death dress dwellings earth enemies fastened feast feathers feet high fish flesh flowers gold ground hair head horses houses Huascar Huayna Capac human hundred hunting idol Incas Indians inhabitants kind lake language live lodge maize Manco Capac manner Mexicans Mexico miles Montezuma mounds mountains nation noble ornaments Osage painting palace Palenque party Pawnees person Peru Peruvians possessed present priests pulque Quito race remains resembling river ruins sacrifice savage scalps sculptured seen side silver skins sometimes songs Spaniards Spanish Spirit square stone temple terrace Tezcuco tion Toltecs trees tribes tumuli village warriors whole wigwam wild women woods yanaconas