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... stone carving . This particular altar was artistically the finest object discovered by us , and must rank as one of the best examples of sculpture from aboriginal America . We dubbed the subjects of this stone the " Quintuplets , " but ...
... stone carving . This particular altar was artistically the finest object discovered by us , and must rank as one of the best examples of sculpture from aboriginal America . We dubbed the subjects of this stone the " Quintuplets , " but ...
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... stone enclosure at La Venta . Is This an Early American Version of the " Delphic. figures , seven feet tall , facing ... stone lying in the dense jungle just west of the main mound . As this appeared to have been originally flat on top ...
... stone enclosure at La Venta . Is This an Early American Version of the " Delphic. figures , seven feet tall , facing ... stone lying in the dense jungle just west of the main mound . As this appeared to have been originally flat on top ...
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... stone must have been one of the oldest at La Venta . Finding a Long - lost Great Stone Face While we were working on this altar , one of the workmen mentioned that he thought he remembered two other stones in the forest near by . I ...
... stone must have been one of the oldest at La Venta . Finding a Long - lost Great Stone Face While we were working on this altar , one of the workmen mentioned that he thought he remembered two other stones in the forest near by . I ...
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