The Living Age, Volume 359Living Age Company, 1940 |
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Page 372
... Mayan astronomical observa- tory in the ruins of Chichen - Itza on an equinoctial date you will see the sun set on a line due west of center . Much more primitive people than Maya , however , recorded this phenomenon in their temples ...
... Mayan astronomical observa- tory in the ruins of Chichen - Itza on an equinoctial date you will see the sun set on a line due west of center . Much more primitive people than Maya , however , recorded this phenomenon in their temples ...
Page 374
... Mayan ever essaying , in so far as intensive research has revealed , such an extensive literary foray as the Rosetta stone which fur- nished the clue for deciphering Egyp- tian hieroglyphs . Thus , there would be little to translate if ...
... Mayan ever essaying , in so far as intensive research has revealed , such an extensive literary foray as the Rosetta stone which fur- nished the clue for deciphering Egyp- tian hieroglyphs . Thus , there would be little to translate if ...
Page 377
... Mayan legend also as the Plumed Serpent god , but under the name of Kukulcan , and in Mayan bas - reliefs he is clearly de- picted as a full - bearded European , completely lacking in any Mayan ( or other Indian ) facial characteristic ...
... Mayan legend also as the Plumed Serpent god , but under the name of Kukulcan , and in Mayan bas - reliefs he is clearly de- picted as a full - bearded European , completely lacking in any Mayan ( or other Indian ) facial characteristic ...
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