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Contains 24 Results:

Teotihuacan. Pyramid of the Sun viewed from a distance of two miles. The black specks on stairway are people.

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Found in: Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin / Samuel L. Lewis Photograph Collection of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Sites in Mexico / List of Photographs

Teotihuacan. Decorations in the Temple Quetzalcoatl.

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Found in: Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin / Samuel L. Lewis Photograph Collection of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Sites in Mexico / List of Photographs

Teotihuacan. Plumed Serpent. A close-up of the stone carving in the Temple of Quetzalcoatl.

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Found in: Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin / Samuel L. Lewis Photograph Collection of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Sites in Mexico / List of Photographs

El Tajin. Part of archaeological zone. The Pyramid of the Nitches is surrounded by unexcavated mounds.

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Found in: Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin / Samuel L. Lewis Photograph Collection of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Sites in Mexico / List of Photographs

El Tajin. El Tajin Chico. This is the reconstructed part of the archaeological zone. This is from the same point as #4, merely turning 45 degrees to the left.

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Found in: Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin / Samuel L. Lewis Photograph Collection of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Sites in Mexico / List of Photographs

El Tajin. Pyramid of the Nitches. The grand staircase in the front. The Mexican Boy Scouts and Sea Scouts were exploring a national monument.

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6

Found in: Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin / Samuel L. Lewis Photograph Collection of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Sites in Mexico / List of Photographs

El Tajin. Stone drum from Temple of the Columns. The roof of the temple was supported by columns made of such stones set one on top of the other. The carving shows Totonac Indian types.

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7

Found in: Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin / Samuel L. Lewis Photograph Collection of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Sites in Mexico / List of Photographs

Calixtlahuaca. Temple of Quetzalcoatl. The rounding of the back part is characteristic of temples erected to the god Quetzalcoatl.

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Found in: Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin / Samuel L. Lewis Photograph Collection of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Sites in Mexico / List of Photographs

Castel de Teayo. Toltec pyramid. This pyramid stands in the center of the village square. It is surrounded by many stone idols and carvings discovered in the vicinity.

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9

Found in: Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin / Samuel L. Lewis Photograph Collection of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Sites in Mexico / List of Photographs

Castel de Teayo. The god Xipe. The skin was flayed from the sacrificial victim and then the priest was dressed in the skin. Note the lacing across the chest although it is more usual for the lacing to appear at the back.

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10

Found in: Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin / Samuel L. Lewis Photograph Collection of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Sites in Mexico / List of Photographs