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THE PROFILE OF ATLANTIS,
As revealed by the deep-sea soundings of H. M. ship "Challenger," and the U. S. ship "Dolphin."
ATLANTIS:
THE ANTEDILUVIAN WORLD.
BY
IGNATIUS DONNELLY.
ILLUSTRATED.
"The world has made such comet-like advance
Lately on science, we may almost hope,
Before we die of sheer decay, to learn
Something about our infancy; when lived
That great, original, broad-eyed, sunken race,
Whose knowledge, like the sea-sustaining rocks,
Hath formed the base of this world's fluctuous lore."
Festus.
ELEVENTH EDITION.
NEW YORK:
HARPER & BROTHERS, FRANKLIN SQUARE.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1882, by
HARPER & BROTHERS,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
All rights reserved.
CONTENTS.
PART I.
THE HISTORY OF ATLANTIS
| Chap. |
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Page |
| I. |
The Purpose of the Book
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
1 |
| II. |
Plato's History of Atlantis
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
5 |
| III. |
The Probabilities of Plato's Story
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
22 |
| IV. |
Was Such a Catastrophe Possible?
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
31 |
| V. |
The Testimony of the Sea
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
46 |
| VI. |
The Testimony of the Flora and Fauna
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
54 |
PART II.
THE DELUGE.
| I. |
The Destruction of Atlantis described in the Deluge Legends
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
65 |
| II. |
The Deluge of the Bible
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
68 |
| III. |
The Deluge of the Chaldeans
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
75 |
| IV. |
The Deluge Legends of other Nations
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
85 |
| V. |
The Deluge Legends of America
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
98 |
| VI. |
Some Consideration of the Deluge Legends
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
119 |
PART III.
THE CIVILIZATION OF THE OLD WORLD AND NEW COMPARED.
| I. |
Civilization an Inheritance
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
129 |
| II. |
The Identity of the Civilizations of the Old World and the New
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
136 |
| III. |
American Evidences of Intercourse with Europe or Atlantis
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
165 |
| IV. |
Corroborating Circumstances
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
171 |
| V. |
The Question of Complexion
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
183 |
| VI. |
Genesis contains a History of Atlantis
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
198 |
| VII. |
The Origin of our Alphabet
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
214 |
| VIII. |
The Bronze Age in Europe
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
237 |
| IX. |
Artificial Deformation of the Skull
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
268 |
PART IV.
THE MYTHOLOGIES OF THE OLD WORLD A RECOLLECTION OF ATLANTIS.
| I. |
Traditions of Atlantis
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
276 |
| II. |
The Kings of Atlantis become the Gods of the Greeks
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
283 |
| III. |
The Gods of the Phœnicians also Kings of Atlantis
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
308 |
| IV. |
The God Odin, Woden, or Wotan
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
313 |
| V. |
The Pyramid, the Cross, and the Garden of Eden
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
317 |
| VI. |
Gold and Silver the Sacred Metals of Atlantis
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
343 |
PART V.
THE COLONIES OF ATLANTIS.
| I. |
The Central American and Mexican Colonies
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
348 |
| II. |
The Egyptian Colony
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
358 |
| III. |
The Colonies of the Mississippi Valley
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
370 |
| IV. |
The Iberian Colonies of Atlantis
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
387 |
| V. |
The Peruvian Colony
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
390 |
| VI. |
The African Colonies
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
404 |
| VII. |
The Irish Colonies from Atlantis
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
408 |
| VIII. |
The Oldest Son of Noah
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
423 |
| IX. |
The Antiquity of some of our Great Inventions
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
440 |
| X. |
The Aryan Colonies from Atlantis
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
456 |
| XI. |
Atlantis Reconstructed
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
472 |
|
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
481 |
ILLUSTRATIONS.
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Page |
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The Profile of Atlantis
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|
Frontispiece |
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Coal-measures of Pennsylvania
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
31 |
|
Destruction of Pompeii
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
33 |
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Calabrian Peasants Ingulfed by Crevasses (1783)
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
37 |
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Fort of Sindree, on the Eastern Branch of the Indus, before it was Submerged by the Earthquake of 1819
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
39 |
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View of the Fort of Sindree from the West in March, 1838
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
39 |
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Eruption of Vesuvius in 1737
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
41 |
|
Map of Atlantis, with its Islands and Connecting Ridges, from Deep-sea Soundings
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
47 |
|
Ancient Islands between Atlantis and the Mediterranean, from Deep-sea Soundings
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
51 |
|
Ancient Carving, Stratford-on-Avon, England
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
60 |
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Cereals of the Age of Stone in Europe
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
62 |
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Ancient Irish Pipes
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
63 |
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Ancient Indian Pipe, New Jersey
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
64 |
|
The World, according to Cosmos
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
95 |
|
Map of Europe, after Cosmos
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
96 |
|
The Mountain the Sun goes behind at Night
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
97 |
|
The Starting-point of the Aztecs, according to the Gamelli Careri Pictured MS
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
104 |
|
The Starting-point of the Aztecs, according to the Boturini Pictured Writing
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
104 |
|
Calendar Stone
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
107 |
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The God of the Flood
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
123 |
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Mosaics at Mitla, Mexico
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
137 |
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Carving on the Buddhist Tower, Sarnath, India
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
139 |
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Ancient Irish Vase of the Bronze Age
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
142 |
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Ancient Vase from the Mounds of the United States
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
143 |
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Ancient Mexican Vase
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
166 |
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Bearded Head, from Teotihuacan
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
166 |
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Elephant Mound, Wisconsin
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
168 |
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Elephant Pipe, Louisa County, Iowa
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
169 |
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Elephant-trunk Head-dress, Palenque
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
169 |
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Mexican Representation of Elephant
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
170 |
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Negro Idols found in Central America
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
174 |
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Negroid Figure, Palenque
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
175 |
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Negro Head, Vera Cruz
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
175 |
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Governor and other Indians of the Pueblo of San Domingo, New Mexico
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
187 |
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Choctaw
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|
190 |
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Shawnees
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
191 |
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Savonarola
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
193 |
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The Races of Men according to the Egyptians
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
195 |
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Ruins of the Pyramid of Cholula
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
201 |
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Great Serpent-mound, Ohio
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
205 |
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Stone Implements of Europe and America
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
206 |
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Landa'a Alphabet
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
217 |
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The Alphabet
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
219 |
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Implements and Ornaments of the Bronze Age
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
239 |
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Ornaments of the Bronze Age
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
242 |
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Celtic Warrior, from Egyptian Monuments
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
244 |
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Celtic Warrior, from Assyrian Monuments
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
245 |
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A Skull of the Age of Stone, Denmark
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
249 |
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A Skull of the Earliest Times of the Age of Iron, Denmark
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
249 |
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Irish Celt
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
250 |
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Danish Celt
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250 |
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Leaf-shaped Bronze Swords
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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251 |
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Stone Celt, Mound in Tennessee
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
253 |
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Bronze Knives from Denmark
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
254 |
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Bronze Knives from Switzerland
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|
254 |
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Hut Urn, Albano
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
255 |
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Bronze Lake Village
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
255 |
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Bronze Razor-knives
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
256 |
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Ancient Galley, from a Roman Coin
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
257 |
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Ship of William the Conqueror
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
257 |
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Irish Bronze Dagger
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
258 |
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Inscribed Celt
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
258 |
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Bronze Hair-pins
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
259 |
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Vases from Mounds in the Mississippi Valley
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
260 |
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Vases from Switzerland
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
261 |
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Ancient Swiss Vase and Supporter
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
201 |
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Bronze Chisels
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
262 |
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Spirals from Scotland
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
262 |
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Spiral from New Mexico
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
262 |
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Discoidal Stones, Illinois
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
263 |
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Copper Spear-head, Lake Superior
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
263 |
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Bronze Hatchets, Switzerland
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
263 |
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Spiral from New Mexico
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
265 |
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Shell Ornament, Mound near Nashville, Tennessee
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
265 |
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Copper Axe, from a Mound near Laporte, Indiana
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
266 |
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Copper Axe, Waterford, Ireland
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
266 |
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Fragment of Pottery, Lake Neufchatel, Switzerland
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
266 |
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Fragment of Pottery, San José, Mexico
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
266 |
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Stucco Bass-relief in the Palace of Palenque
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
269 |
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Ancient Swiss Skull
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
270 |
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Peruvian Skull
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
271 |
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Chinook (Flat-head), after Catlin
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
271 |
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Heads from Palenque
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
272 |
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Outlines of Skulls of Different Races
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
273 |
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Egyptian Heads
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
274 |
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Central American Head
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
274 |
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Egyptian Head
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
274 |
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Peruvian Inca Skull, from the Ancient Cemetery of Pachacamac
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
275 |
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The Empire of Atlantis
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
295 |
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Poseidon, or Neptune
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
305 |
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Egyptian Tau
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
319 |
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Cross from Monuments of Palenque
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
319 |
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Ancient Irish Cross
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
320 |
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Central American Cross
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
320 |
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Copper Coin, Teotihuacan
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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320 |
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Ancient Irish Cross—Pre-Christian—Kilnaboy
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
321 |
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Cross from Egyptian Monuments
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
322 |
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Pyramids of Egypt
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
337 |
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Pyramids of Teotihuacan
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338 |
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The great Mound, near Miamisburg, Ohio
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|
339 |
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Great Pyramid of Xcoch, Mexico
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341 |
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Common Form of Arch, Central America
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353 |
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Section of the Treasure-house of Atreus at Mycenae
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354 |
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Arch of Las Monjas, Palenque, Central America
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355 |
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Graded Way near Piketon, Ohio
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373 |
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Walls at Gran-Chimu, Peru
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
375 |
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Cross and Pyramid Mound, Ohio
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|
375 |
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From the Mounds of the Ohio Valley
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381 |
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Cyclopean Wall, Greece
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
397 |
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Cyclopean Masonry, Peru
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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397 |
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Owl-headed Vase, Troy
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398 |
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Owl-headed Vase, Peru
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|
398 |
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Owl-headed Vase, Peru
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399 |
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Owl-headed Vase, Troy
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|
400 |
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Tamahu, from the Egyptian Monuments, 1500 B.C.
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
407 |
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The Burgh of Moussa, in the Shetlands
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
417 |
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Round-tower of the Cañon of the Mancos, Colorado, U.S.
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
418 |
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Cow-headed Idol, Mycenæ (from Schliemann)
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
427 |
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Religious Emblem of the Bronze Age, Switzerland
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
428 |
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Baal, the Phœnician God
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|
428 |
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Moqui Idol
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|
429 |
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Dakota Idol
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
429 |
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Peruvian Devil
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|
429 |
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Greek Siren
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|
430 |
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Chinese Magnetic Car
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
442 |
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Ancient Coins of Tyre
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
444 |
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Coin from Central America
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
|
445 |
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Ancient Egyptian Plough
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|
460 |
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