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View of Palace, Palenque. 228. Cross-section
of Palace, Palenque. 229. Trefoil Arch. 230. Entrance to Principal
Court. 231. Stone Tablet. 232. Palace, Palenque. 233. Ruined Temple
of the Three Tablets. 234. Elevation Temple of the Three Tablets. 235.
The Beau-relief. 236. Temple of the Cross. 237. Tablet of the Cross.
238. The Sun. 239. Maler's Cross. 240. Statue, Palenque. 241.
Bas-relief, on the left hand of the Altar of the Cross. 242. Plan of
Uxmal. 243. The Governor's House, Uxmal. 244. Two-headed

Monument, Uxmal. 245. End View. 246. Ground Plan. 247. Figure
Over the Doorway. 248. Ornament Over the Doorway. 249. Elephant's
Trunk. 250. Plan of Nunnery. 251. Room in Nunnery. 252. Facade,
Southern Building. 253. Facade, Eastern Building. 254. Serpent Facade,
Western Building. 255. Temple, Uxmal. 256. Arch, Kabah. 257. Zayi.
258. Plan of Zayi. 259. Gateway at Labna. 260. Castillo, Chichen-Itza.
261. Gymnasium at Chichen-Itza. 262. Ring. 263. Building at end of
Gymnasium. 264. Painted Stucco Work. 265. Queen Consulting the
H-men. 266. Chaac-Mol. 267. Bearded Itza. 268. Arizona Ruin. 269.
Tribute Sheet. 270. Yucatan Axes. 271. Carpenter's Ax. 272. Mexican
Carpenter. 273. Copper Tool. 274. Huitzilopochtli. 275. Mexican
Numeration Signs. 276. Maya and Mexican Day Signs. 277. Maya
Months. 278. Calendar Stone. 279. Sign of Rain. 280. Sign of a Cycle.
281. Indian Picture-writing. 282. Chapultepec. 283. Amen. 284.
Historical Sheet. 285. Chilapi Tribute. 286. Child-training. 287.
Migration Chart. 288. Landa Alphabet. 289. Maya T. 290. Maya
Picture-writing. 291. Hieroglyphics, Tablet of the Cross. 292. Map of
Peru. 293. Fortress, Huatica Valley. 294. Ruins at Pachacamac. 295.
Relics from Guano Deposits. 296. Burial Towers. 297. Palace. 298.
Section of Palace Walls. 299. Ornamentation on Walls. 300 Adobe
Ornament. 301 Gold and Silver Vases. 302. Bronze Knives and
Tweezers. 303. Water-jar. 304. Water-jars from Ancon. 305. Cloth
Found in Grave. 306. Wall in Huatica Valley. 307. Burial Mound, or
Huaca. 308. Fortress Mound. 309. Temple Wall. 310. Fortress, Huatica
Valley. 311. General View of Pachacamac. 312. View of the Temple.
313. Relics from Graves at Pachacamac. 314. Relics found Buried in
Guano Deposits. 315. Prehistoric Pottery-ware. 316. Silver
Cylinder-head. 317. Terrace Wall, Tiahuanuco. 318. Method of Joining
Stones, Tiahuanuco. 319. Gateway, Tiahuacuno. 320. Ruins on the
Island of Titicaca. 321. Ruins, Island of Coati. 322. Burial Tower. 323.
Terrace Wall at Cuzco. 324. Temple of the Sun. 325. Fortress Wall.
326. Section Fortress Wall. 327. Quippos.
ENGRAVINGS
1. Cliff Houses, Rio Mancos Canyon. 2. Engraved Title Page. 3.
Paleozoic Forest. 4. Rock Shelter at Bruniquel. 5. Antarctic Ice Sheet. 6.

Lake Village, Switzerland. 7. Pueblo of Zuny. 8. Cliff-town, Rio
Mancos. 9. Restoration of Pueblo Bonito. 10. Painted Pueblo Pottery.
11. Pyramid of Cholula. 12. Copan Statue. 13. General View of Palace.
14. Bas-relief on the left-hand of the Altar of the Cross. 15. Plan of
Uxmal. 16. The Governor's House, Uxmal. 17. Room in Nunnery. 18.
Zayi. 19. Castillo, Chichen-Itza. 20. Tribute Sheet. 21. Huitzilopochtli.
22. Calendar Stone. 23. Historical Sheet. 24. Pachacamac.
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The Prehistoric World: or, Vanished Races by E. A. Allen
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THE PREHISTORIC WORLD--Chapter I

Thou unrelenting Past! Strong are the barriers round thy dark domain--
And fetters, sure and fast, Hold all that enter thy unbreathing reign.
Far in thy realm, withdrawn, Old empires sit in sullenness and gloom;
And glorious ages, gone, Lie deep within the shadow of thy womb.
Full many a mighty name Lurks in thy depths, unuttered, unrevered:
With thee are silent fame, Forgotten arts, and wisdom disappeared.
W. C. BRYANT
Chapter I
INTRODUCTION.
Difficulties of the subject--Lesson to be learned--The pursuit of
knowledge--Recent Advances--Prehistoric past of the Old World--Of
the New--Of Mexico and the South--The Isles of the Pacific--Similar

nature of the relics--The wonders of the present age--History of popular
Opinion on this subject--The teachings of the Bible--Nature of the
evidence of man's antiquity--Geology--Astronomy--Unfolding of
life--Nature of our inquiry.
Who can read the book of the past? Who can tell us the story of
Creation's morn? It is, not written in history, neither does it live in
tradition. There is mystery here; but it is hid by the darkness of bygone
ages. There is a true history here, but we have not learned well the
alphabet used. Here are doubtless wondrous scenes; but our stand-point
is removed by time so vast, the mist of years is so thick before us, that
only the ruder outlines can be determined. The delicate tracery, the
body of the picture, are hidden from our eye. The question as to the
antiquity and primitive history of man, is full of interest in proportion
as the solution is beset with difficulties. We question the past; but only
here and there a response is heard. Surely bold is he who would attempt,
from the few data