The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02

they belonged While in the museum
| saw thirty or forty perfect skulls.
which were practically the same as
within = icw wears after the death OF
thoir owners. now more than 5000
years ago. Those skulls are different
from amy now known They are %.
enormous size. and they indicate -
race of GIANTS. They slope back from
the eyes almost to the crown. remind
ing one OF the fathcad Indians of North
\u,orica. The jawb0ncs are heavy. and
The teeth. after their rest Of eighty
centuries, are atill almost perfect Ii
seemed strange 10 look al the grin
ming nnolars and to peer into The exc
less sockets of these men OF 5000 Years
ago
nr Eurhtciu saws that he found ,hc
most of the pottery near the skeletons,
ana that there were two pots beside
each skull Of 4 man o. woman, and one
poi only beside the skull of a rhild.
I'm" skulls Of The women had plates
of cold upon their rorchcads There
are many Of the plates i'm the museum.
They are OF pure gold. but as thin as
pape, Each bears the image Of -
man. showing that the weaker scx
Worslipcd tho stronger 5000 wears be
fore the advent of the militant SUI
fragcttc. fhe features of the ina a.
arc beautifully marked: they look as
though the gold leaf had been pounded
| "r PRESSED upon die made for The
purpose They were probably fastened
To iho skulls by strings.
In talking with Mr. Manuel Vicente
Bolivian. who is now collecting The cX-
hibit thiS country Will have at the san
Francisco exposition. have learned
that many Of these ancient objects will
hc there. pr. bolivian says ,hat he is
i'm C"rrcspcndcnCc with the University
81 N.I, .. a. t= 81.
expedition mere to investigate the an
cicut civilization Of Tiahuanacu ana
certain other archaeological wonders of
the Bolivian plateau. IN iIuchtcin saws
that many other parts of bolivia have
evidences Of prehistoric races. aud that
The museum viii gladly welcome for
cicueis who wish to investigate tholn.
lie thinks, however. that what Is
| found should in whole or ia part be
| given To The National Museum Of LA
! l'aH.
The ,uuscau,n has many objects out
side those have d"SCTibcd Il has
+ huge stone figures from 'riahuanacu
ca" head tina, stands Oh the floor or
+ the court is more than u yard high. and
/ its eyes az" as big around as n dinner
plate The figure is Assyr;n ia it's
/ carving. The doctor thinks II repre-
/ Scnts the head OF u warrior.
Ancni- the most interesting features
! Of the museum is u large collection o.
mumuiics recently discovered not fai.
/ from the Zinc o. the Arica-La Uaz
/ railroad, which last year was nrs'
/ opened to traffic. They come from near
I 'Il"ccto. station about fifteen miles
I from The road. They are supposed to
/ ho The mummics of the Chulpns. who
! lived before the time of the lucas.
| Each mummy is inCloscd in II basket
! or bag Of hber, with Il window in its
side, ont of\which sticks til" head Of
the mummy. The material OF the bag
| appears to lie a pineapple hber. ana it
is hrm and strong, Notwithstanding its
great age. The threads are evenly
twisted, and each bag is woven To The
exact size and shape of the mummy
within.
The mummies were buried i'm a sit
ting posture, with their legs SO doubled
thai The heels kicked the thighs and
| the knees met the chin. The arms were
clasped back Of the neck. ] saw scores