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Observations on Mexican history and archæology, with a special notice of Zapotec remains, as delineated in Mr. J. G. Sawkins's drawings of Mitla .. (1856)

Mayer, Brantz, 1809-1879, Sawkins, James Gay, 1806-1878 · [Washington, Smithsonian Institution] · leaf 27

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en by no means thoroughly explored, either for its resources or antiquities ; but most interesting remains are known to exist at Tachila, where there are tumuli ; at Monte Alban, two leagues S. W. from the town of Oajaca, where there are tumuli and pyramids; atCoyula; atSanJuandelosCu.es; at… … Remains near Telruantepec, Oajaca. In 1844, an examination was made, by order of the Governor of Oajaca, of the remains near Quiotepec, a village about thirty-two leagues northwardly from the capital of the State. These ruins, originally constructed of cut stone, are found on the Cerro de las…

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