Cyclopean RemainsIn the mountains of Chihuahua, one of the most northerly provinces, is a celebrated group called theCasas Grandes (Large Houses), the walls of which are still about 30 feet in height. These approximate in general appearance to the buildings of more modern tribes in New Mexico and Arizona, and may be referred to such peoples rather than to the Nahua. At Quemada, in Zacatecas, massive ruins of Cyclopean appearance have been discovered. These consist of extensive terraces and broad stone causeways,teocalliswhich have weathered many centuries, and gigantic pillars, 18 feet in height and 17 feet in circumference. Walls 12 feet in thickness rise above the heaps of rubbish which litter the ground. These remains exhibit little connection with Nahua architecture to the north or south of them. They are more massive than either, and must have been constructed by some race which had made considerable strides in the art of building.Pyramid of the Moon, San Juan TeotihuacanPyramid of the Moon, San Juan TeotihuacanPhoto C. B. Waite, MexicoPyramid of the Sun, San Juan TeotihuacanPyramid of the Sun, San Juan TeotihuacanPhoto C. B. Waite, Mexico
Cyclopean RemainsIn the mountains of Chihuahua, one of the most northerly provinces, is a celebrated group called theCasas Grandes (Large Houses), the walls of which are still about 30 feet in height. These approximate in general appearance to the buildings of more modern tribes in New Mexico and Arizona, and may be referred to such peoples rather than to the Nahua. At Quemada, in Zacatecas, massive ruins of Cyclopean appearance have been discovered. These consist of extensive terraces and broad stone causeways,teocalliswhich have weathered many centuries, and gigantic pillars, 18 feet in height and 17 feet in circumference. Walls 12 feet in thickness rise above the heaps of rubbish which litter the ground. These remains exhibit little connection with Nahua architecture to the north or south of them. They are more massive than either, and must have been constructed by some race which had made considerable strides in the art of building.Pyramid of the Moon, San Juan TeotihuacanPyramid of the Moon, San Juan TeotihuacanPhoto C. B. Waite, MexicoPyramid of the Sun, San Juan TeotihuacanPyramid of the Sun, San Juan TeotihuacanPhoto C. B. Waite, Mexico
Cyclopean RemainsIn the mountains of Chihuahua, one of the most northerly provinces, is a celebrated group called theCasas Grandes (Large Houses), the walls of which are still about 30 feet in height. These approximate in general appearance to the buildings of more modern tribes in New Mexico and Arizona, and may be referred to such peoples rather than to the Nahua. At Quemada, in Zacatecas, massive ruins of Cyclopean appearance have been discovered. These consist of extensive terraces and broad stone causeways,teocalliswhich have weathered many centuries, and gigantic pillars, 18 feet in height and 17 feet in circumference. Walls 12 feet in thickness rise above the heaps of rubbish which litter the ground. These remains exhibit little connection with Nahua architecture to the north or south of them. They are more massive than either, and must have been constructed by some race which had made considerable strides in the art of building.Pyramid of the Moon, San Juan TeotihuacanPyramid of the Moon, San Juan TeotihuacanPhoto C. B. Waite, MexicoPyramid of the Sun, San Juan TeotihuacanPyramid of the Sun, San Juan TeotihuacanPhoto C. B. Waite, Mexico
Cyclopean RemainsIn the mountains of Chihuahua, one of the most northerly provinces, is a celebrated group called theCasas Grandes (Large Houses), the walls of which are still about 30 feet in height. These approximate in general appearance to the buildings of more modern tribes in New Mexico and Arizona, and may be referred to such peoples rather than to the Nahua. At Quemada, in Zacatecas, massive ruins of Cyclopean appearance have been discovered. These consist of extensive terraces and broad stone causeways,teocalliswhich have weathered many centuries, and gigantic pillars, 18 feet in height and 17 feet in circumference. Walls 12 feet in thickness rise above the heaps of rubbish which litter the ground. These remains exhibit little connection with Nahua architecture to the north or south of them. They are more massive than either, and must have been constructed by some race which had made considerable strides in the art of building.Pyramid of the Moon, San Juan TeotihuacanPyramid of the Moon, San Juan TeotihuacanPhoto C. B. Waite, MexicoPyramid of the Sun, San Juan TeotihuacanPyramid of the Sun, San Juan TeotihuacanPhoto C. B. Waite, Mexico
Cyclopean Remains
In the mountains of Chihuahua, one of the most northerly provinces, is a celebrated group called theCasas Grandes (Large Houses), the walls of which are still about 30 feet in height. These approximate in general appearance to the buildings of more modern tribes in New Mexico and Arizona, and may be referred to such peoples rather than to the Nahua. At Quemada, in Zacatecas, massive ruins of Cyclopean appearance have been discovered. These consist of extensive terraces and broad stone causeways,teocalliswhich have weathered many centuries, and gigantic pillars, 18 feet in height and 17 feet in circumference. Walls 12 feet in thickness rise above the heaps of rubbish which litter the ground. These remains exhibit little connection with Nahua architecture to the north or south of them. They are more massive than either, and must have been constructed by some race which had made considerable strides in the art of building.Pyramid of the Moon, San Juan TeotihuacanPyramid of the Moon, San Juan TeotihuacanPhoto C. B. Waite, MexicoPyramid of the Sun, San Juan TeotihuacanPyramid of the Sun, San Juan TeotihuacanPhoto C. B. Waite, Mexico
In the mountains of Chihuahua, one of the most northerly provinces, is a celebrated group called theCasas Grandes (Large Houses), the walls of which are still about 30 feet in height. These approximate in general appearance to the buildings of more modern tribes in New Mexico and Arizona, and may be referred to such peoples rather than to the Nahua. At Quemada, in Zacatecas, massive ruins of Cyclopean appearance have been discovered. These consist of extensive terraces and broad stone causeways,teocalliswhich have weathered many centuries, and gigantic pillars, 18 feet in height and 17 feet in circumference. Walls 12 feet in thickness rise above the heaps of rubbish which litter the ground. These remains exhibit little connection with Nahua architecture to the north or south of them. They are more massive than either, and must have been constructed by some race which had made considerable strides in the art of building.
Pyramid of the Moon, San Juan TeotihuacanPyramid of the Moon, San Juan TeotihuacanPhoto C. B. Waite, Mexico
Pyramid of the Moon, San Juan Teotihuacan
Photo C. B. Waite, Mexico
Pyramid of the Sun, San Juan TeotihuacanPyramid of the Sun, San Juan TeotihuacanPhoto C. B. Waite, Mexico
Pyramid of the Sun, San Juan Teotihuacan
Photo C. B. Waite, Mexico