Monumental Archæology -- Scope of the Volume -- Treatment of the Subject -- Sources of Information -- Tangibility of Material Relics --Vagueness of Traditional and Written Archæology -- Value of Monumental Relics, as conveying Positive Information respecting their Builders, as Corroborative or Corrective Witnesses, as Incentives to Research --Counterfeit Antiquities -- Egyptian, Assyrian and Persian monuments --Relics proving the Antiquity of Man -- Exploration of American Ruins -- Key to Central American Hieroglyphics -- No more Unwritten History 1 The Isthmus -- Roman Coin and Galley -- Huacas of Chiriquí -- Incised Stone-carvings -- Sculptured Columns -- Human Remains -- Golden Ornaments…
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