Biologia Centrali-Americana, or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America . jp, are two stones, each 3 feet 5 inches long, rudely carved in the shape of alligators heads; they project from the corners of a heap of stones, the remains of some structure, and they now probably lie in their original position. In addition to these carved stones described above there are several other fragments of sculpture, including one headless bust, one stone incense-burner in the shape of a grotesque head, and several stones carved into the shape of skulls. At the sout
Biologia Centrali-Americana, or, Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America . jp, are two stones, each 3 feet 5 inches long, rudely carved in the shape of alligators heads; they project from the corners of a heap of stones, the remains of some structure, and they now probably lie in their original position. In addition to these carved stones described above there are several other fragments of sculpture, including one headless bust, one stone incense-burner in the shape of a grotesque head, and several stones carved into the shape of skulls. At the south end of the Western Court is a detached mound [No. 14] almost flat at thetop. On digging into the north side of it a wall with a projecting coping was met with,with a shelf 1 foot 9 inches wide above it, surmounted by another wall 3 feet 6 inches high,reaching to the small square terrace on the top of the mound. This terrace is reachedby a stairway on the east side, and it does not appear to have supported any building;but along its southern edge there lies a heap of stones, not large enough to be the COPAN. 25. <& . _- ^ Section through No. ] 4 showing line of excavation (shaded poetion). remains of a house, but possibly marking the site of some ornamental wall or row of seats. Where the walls first mentioned are broken away it can be seen that they are built of only one layer of faced stone backed up with rubble. On the east side of the Western Court is a stairway [No. 15] with twenty stepsleading to a raised terrace, on which stand the remains of several small houses; thesteps are built of large blocks of stone averaging in measurement 6 feet X1 foot 3 inchesX 1 foot 5 inches. To the south of this stairway rises the lofty pyramidal foundationof a small temple [No. 16]. The ascent to this temple from the Western Court is by a double stairway joining nearthe top. The space between the two flights of steps is built up with sculptured stones,the chief ornament being rows of
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