. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 224 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA indicated by a line of footprints leading from one place or scene of action to another. Historical rec- ords of this type resemble old-fashioned maps and some are actually called maps. The names of towns in these documents are represented by true hiero- glyphs and often the character of the country is. Fig. 73. Hieroglyphs of Precious Materials: left to right, gold; turquoise; mosaic of precious stones; chalcliihuitl, or jade; mirror of obsidian. indicated by pic
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 224 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA indicated by a line of footprints leading from one place or scene of action to another. Historical rec- ords of this type resemble old-fashioned maps and some are actually called maps. The names of towns in these documents are represented by true hiero- glyphs and often the character of the country is. Fig. 73. Hieroglyphs of Precious Materials: left to right, gold; turquoise; mosaic of precious stones; chalcliihuitl, or jade; mirror of obsidian. indicated by pictures of typical vegetation, such as maguey plants for the highlands and palms for the lowlands. The day or the year in which took place the foundation of the town or whatever event is intended to be recorded is usually placed in con- junction with the hieroglyph or picture. Conquest is indicated by a place name hieroglyph with a spear. 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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