The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . DOOK-rOSTS IN THE CASTILLO, CHICHEN-ITZA. 346 The Ancient Cities of the New World. Landa. I am well aware that this assumption rests on noscientific basis, nevertheless I hope to bring so many data inits favour as to make it highly probable. The most remarkablefeature about the relief on the capital is its striking resemblanceto the caryatides in high relief found on the terrace and facadeof Angcor-Thoms palace, given by Francis Garnier ; * in boththe same attitude and dress are
The ancient cities of the New World : being travels and explorations in Mexico and Central America from 1857-1882 . DOOK-rOSTS IN THE CASTILLO, CHICHEN-ITZA. 346 The Ancient Cities of the New World. Landa. I am well aware that this assumption rests on noscientific basis, nevertheless I hope to bring so many data inits favour as to make it highly probable. The most remarkablefeature about the relief on the capital is its striking resemblanceto the caryatides in high relief found on the terrace and facadeof Angcor-Thoms palace, given by Francis Garnier ; * in boththe same attitude and dress are observable ; the latter consistsof the patoi with the Cambodians, and the maxtli with theToltecs; while the sculpture is primitive in both, the onlydifference being in the relief Our excursions in these impenetrable woods, our ascentsand descents of the pyramid, the arduous work attending thetaking of squeezes, made our life very harassing ; it could havebeen more easily borne had we been able to sleep, but thescorching days were succeeded by icy-cold nights, which keptus awake, so that we rose in the morning
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