Archaeological studies among the ancient cities of Mexico (1895)
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933 · Chicago : Field Columbian Museum · leaf 320
m the stream, and to this circum- stance they owe their escape from destruction. There are but few houses in the desolate-looking valle\' outside of the village. The inhabitants, a homel}', squalid people, are largely of the native Zapotecan stock and live in a most simple manner, cultivating the… … Fig. 72. Iron Ax in use to-day, modeled after the ancient Stone Celt; and AN Iron Knife or Machette of peculiar shape, hafted in primitive style. The most interesting specimens of their handiwork are their metal tools, which are extremely primitive, the ax, forexample, being a chisel-like blade of…
Excavations (Archaeology) · Indian architecture · Indian sculpture · Indians of Mexico
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