Project Gutenberg 2009-06-24 Public domain in the USA. 58 Townsend, Martin I. (Martin Ingham) 1810 1903 Townsend, Martin Ingham 05006455 Prehistoric Structures of Central America: Who Erected Them? Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Prehistoric Structures of Central America: Who Erected Them?" by Martin I. Townsend is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This book explores the origins and construction of significant prehistoric structures found in Central America, positing that these works were created by ancient maritime civilizations, particularly the Phoenicians, who had advanced knowledge in science and architecture. Townsend’s treatise offers insights into the architectural styles and religious practices associated with these ancient people. In this comprehensive lecture, Townsend argues that the monumental structures and pyramids scattered throughout regions like Mexico and Guatemala were not built by the indigenous peoples as commonly believed, but rather by a group of skilled Phoenician navigators and merchants who ventured to the Americas long before the time of Columbus. He presents evidence from ancient texts that suggest the existence of knowledge of these lands in Mediterranean cultures. The book meticulously details the architectural similarities between these structures and those in the Phoenician and Egyptian civilizations, while also delving into the religious practices associated with these constructions, particularly the worship of Baal. Through his analysis, Townsend invites readers to reconsider the historical narrative regarding the origin of these remarkable works and to acknowledge the sophisticated civilizations that may have established them long ago. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mexico -- Antiquities America -- Discovery and exploration -- Pre-Columbian Indians -- Origin Indians of Central America -- Antiquities Indians of Mexico -- Antiquities Central America -- Antiquities E011 Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 81516 81525 2024-09-12T13:20:23.971804 2023-09-13T05:40:02.226573 text/html text/html 78772 2021-01-05T06:40:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 29010 2021-01-05T06:40:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 98797 2024-09-12T13:20:27.820795 application/epub+zip 97572 2024-09-12T13:20:25.450815 application/epub+zip 97572 2024-09-12T13:20:24.554800 application/epub+zip 282459 2024-09-12T13:20:29.611818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271583 2024-09-12T13:20:27.213766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211859 2022-09-13T14:02:30.045216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70014 2024-09-12T13:20:23.724810 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69997 2021-01-05T06:40:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 26589 2021-01-05T06:40:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 69833 2021-01-05T06:40:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 26553 2021-01-05T06:40:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 69826 2021-01-05T06:40:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26528 2021-01-05T06:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22805 2024-09-12T13:20:29.746754 application/rdf+xml 24124 2024-09-12T13:20:24.906789 image/jpeg 4628 2024-09-12T13:20:24.731788 image/jpeg 97234 2024-09-12T13:20:23.979816 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog