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Architect and engineer (1905)

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atrue American Style. So that the evi-dence and conclu-sions may be consid-ered from an unbi-ased point of viewlet us briefly retracethe progress of manfrom the commence-ment of what weknow as civilization. It is evident thateach step up fromcrudity to culturewas along naturallines. That is,… … This unusual so-called Maya arch was discovered almost adjoining awing of the Casa de las Monjas at Vxmal, Yucatan. Instead of thestraight sloping jambs so usually associated with the Maya art a gentlecurve is formed. Where did the ancient Mayas obtain their knowledgeof cutting voussoirs? Mr.…

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