Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . egion is a broad, open, arid the wet season the weather iscold, and becomes still more so as thedry season of the year approaches. Nofruits or grain will grow in this is said that nothing edible has beenproduced in the region except a smallvariety of bitter potato. It is, perhaps,the only region in the world where greatmonumental remains are found in asituation wholly unproductive, and ma
Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men .. . egion is a broad, open, arid the wet season the weather iscold, and becomes still more so as thedry season of the year approaches. Nofruits or grain will grow in this is said that nothing edible has beenproduced in the region except a smallvariety of bitter potato. It is, perhaps,the only region in the world where greatmonumental remains are found in asituation wholly unproductive, and manyconjectures have been advanced toexplain the anomaly. It has been The monuments in question consist of stonework and moles of earth. Thestones are either rudely hewn into shape Or Selected and Set Up with- Stone and earth- out dressing. The inquirer work; themon- & L olithic door- ean not long have ex- ways,amined what is before him without dis-covering the analogy of the ruins to thegreat Druidical remains of England,and notably to Stonehenge. The stonesare set erect in many places on the greatterrace, but others are built into wallswith the most exact workmanship. One. PUKBLO STRUCTURE.—Rums IN the Valley of the On thought that perhaps the great peopleby whom the monuments which we arenow to examine were created had pro-found superstitions or religious ceremo-nials which they celebrated on thisalmost desert plateau. It has even beensuggested that the site of these monu-mental remains may have been deter-mined by augury—as the site of Romewas fixed—and that superstition thusdetermined the place where vast struc-tures were created against the laws andsuggestions of the natural world. of the most peculiar of the discoveries isthat of heavy monolithic is, large slabs of stone have beentaken, and through these the temple en-trances have been cut, with an archabove, while on the front, and even re-verse, of the block are carved a multi-tude of symbolical chara
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