. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 222 MEXICO AM) CENTRAL AMERICA merited with longitudinal panels of geometric designs arranged according to a carefully worked out plan. The geometric patterns are entirely formal and are mosaics of separately carved stones which fit neatly together. The chambers are long and narrow and formerly had flat roofs which have completely vanished. The door- ways are wide and low, usually with two piers. The lintels are blocks of carefully trimmed stone of great Length and weight. All the outer surfac
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 222 MEXICO AM) CENTRAL AMERICA merited with longitudinal panels of geometric designs arranged according to a carefully worked out plan. The geometric patterns are entirely formal and are mosaics of separately carved stones which fit neatly together. The chambers are long and narrow and formerly had flat roofs which have completely vanished. The door- ways are wide and low, usually with two piers. The lintels are blocks of carefully trimmed stone of great Length and weight. All the outer surfaces of the Mitla temples seem to have been sized with plaster and painted red. The frescoes, traces of which can still be seen in several buildings, are in red and black upon a white base. Various gods and ceremonies are repre- (3)0fe)0ee & fe> & (3) ^ & fc> &> yy yye^.y. Fig. XI. Wall Paintings of Mitla, resembling in Style the Picto- graphic Art of the Codices. sented, but only the upper portion of the bands, which show7 the heavens can be made out completely. Cruciform tombs are found under several of the temples at Mitla as well as at a number of neighboring sites such as Xaaga and Guiaroo. In these tombs the designs in panels appear on the inside and are carved directly on large blocks of stone. Pottery remains are rare in the cruciform tombs of the Mitla type but a few7 examples of gold work have been discovered in them. Within a short distance of Mitla is a fortified hill with several heavy walls that still stand to the height of per- haps twenty feet. In the flat valley between this hill. 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
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