THE MYTHS OF
MEXICO & PERU
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THE MYTHS OF
MEXICO & PERU
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The Princess is given a Vision
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William Sewell
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PREFACE
In recent years a reawakening has taken place inthe study of American archæology and antiquities, owing chieflyto the labours of a band of scholars in the United States and a fewenthusiasts in the continent of Europe. For the greater part of thenineteenth century it appeared as if the last word had been writtenupon Mexican archæology. The lack of excavations and explorationhad cramped the outlook of scholars, and there was nothing for them towork upon save what had been done in this respect before their owntime. The writers on Central America who lived in the third quarter ofthe last century relied on the travels of Stephens and Norman, andnever appeared to consider it essential that the country or theantiquities in which they specialised should be examined anew, or thatfresh expeditions should be equipped to discover whether still furthermonuments existed relating to the ancient peoples who raised theteocallis of Mexico and the huacas of Peru. True, themiddle of the century was not altogether without its Americanistexplorers, but the researches of these were performed in a manner soperfu
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