The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 80National Geographic Society, 1941 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 281
Before we could excavate the stones , we had to clear away the dense second - growth jungle which covered most of the area containing the stones . A crew of ten men with machetes and hooked sticks accomplished this formidable job in two ...
Before we could excavate the stones , we had to clear away the dense second - growth jungle which covered most of the area containing the stones . A crew of ten men with machetes and hooked sticks accomplished this formidable job in two ...
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During the later occupation they were covered with cement . Most mounds were enlarged several times , a new stairway being constructed after each addition . The temples which occupied the level surfaces on the tops of the mounds were ...
During the later occupation they were covered with cement . Most mounds were enlarged several times , a new stairway being constructed after each addition . The temples which occupied the level surfaces on the tops of the mounds were ...
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The material comprising the sheets had entirely disappeared , but the white sizing with which they had been covered and the painted designs remained bright and fresh . The colors were red , green , blue , and purple .
The material comprising the sheets had entirely disappeared , but the white sizing with which they had been covered and the painted designs remained bright and fresh . The colors were red , green , blue , and purple .
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