Conquistadors Without Swords: Archaeologists in the Americas : an Account with Original NarrativesLeo Deuel Schocken Books, 1974 - 599 pages |
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Page 68
... later than its construction , Tello reached the conclusion that the wall was of pre - Chimú origin . This view seems to be supported by the findings of another American explorer , Gene Savoy , who visited the wall in later years and ...
... later than its construction , Tello reached the conclusion that the wall was of pre - Chimú origin . This view seems to be supported by the findings of another American explorer , Gene Savoy , who visited the wall in later years and ...
Page 169
... later continued in Europe , developed his design for a separate treatment of aboriginal cultures and their monuments . Humboldt had not been long in Mexico City before he heard of the ancient works of sculpture dug up near the cathedral ...
... later continued in Europe , developed his design for a separate treatment of aboriginal cultures and their monuments . Humboldt had not been long in Mexico City before he heard of the ancient works of sculpture dug up near the cathedral ...
Page 448
... later , came the Mesa Verde cliff - dwellings and , 40 to 45 years later still , the Tower of Mummy Cave . The old ceiling beams that provided these readings altogether gave 140 years of excellent rings in unbroken sequence , but they ...
... later , came the Mesa Verde cliff - dwellings and , 40 to 45 years later still , the Tower of Mummy Cave . The old ceiling beams that provided these readings altogether gave 140 years of excellent rings in unbroken sequence , but they ...
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Alexander von Humboldt 37 | 3 |
CENTRAL AMERICA Panama and Nicaragua | 133 |
William Bullock | 169 |
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