. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 180 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA Cholula. The sacred city of Cholula, in the en- virons at Puebla, is chiefly famous for its great pyramid. This structure is more or less irregular in shape but the base averages more than a thou- sand feet on the side and the total height, now some- what reduced, was probably close to two hundred feet above the plain. Compared with the Pyramid of Cheops, it covers nearly twice as much ground and has a much greater volume, but lacks of course, in height. As alrea
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 180 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA Cholula. The sacred city of Cholula, in the en- virons at Puebla, is chiefly famous for its great pyramid. This structure is more or less irregular in shape but the base averages more than a thou- sand feet on the side and the total height, now some- what reduced, was probably close to two hundred feet above the plain. Compared with the Pyramid of Cheops, it covers nearly twice as much ground and has a much greater volume, but lacks of course, in height. As already noted, the pyramids of the New World are simply foundations for temples and thus always have flat tops. The great mound of. Fig. 58. Pottery Plates from Cholula with Decorations in Sev- eral Colors. The pottery of Cholula ranks high in design and color. Cholula is a solid mass of adobe bricks of uniform size laid in adobe mortar. The pyramid was evi- dently faced with a thick layer of cement of which a few patches still remain. Two other large mounds exist at Cholula. One of these has been partially destroyed and now stands as a vertical mass of adobe bricks while the other is overgrown with brush and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. New York : American Museum of Natural History
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