El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-01

heads. They have human bodies, feet
beautiful Carvings.
Others Of the stones are enormous
I saw one Sc feet long ana seven Ieet
thick, and another which Is 70 Ieet
long. I6 feet wide and SIX Ieel IN tnlck-
ness. Some of the blocks are OF sand
stone and others are trachyIe, dark IN
color and exceedingly hard The lat
ter are beautifully carved and pol
ished e--.--
of the ruins are the stone idols, dug
ont since Sduiers time and made to
stand upright. Some of these idols
are of gigantic size. Their hOules are
as big around as a flour Darrels ana
they are more than eight feet IN height.
The faces have thick lips, and the
heads are so cut that they would be
delight 20 the cubists OF today Ihey
are all angles, even to the eyes, noses
and lips.
brought To La Paz. There is one in the
center of the National Museum here.
It is about three feet in height, and Is
artistically carved. 1 took a picture
of myself standing beside It, and also
Of Dr. BHchtein, the director Of the
museum, who has been making the
First Civilization.
It was in company with DR.. Buchtein
that 1 went through the museum and
from the ground. The collection is
large, covering many tables ana 1lllng
several rooms It consists OF pottery
of all sizes, from vases OF three or four
gallons down to the little cups the size
of half an egg she'll Some OF the OBJ
jects are almost Etruscan IN their dec
Grafton. Other pieces have hierOgly-
phics that make one think OF Chinese
or Japanese characters. Much Of the
terra Gotta is as fine as porcelain, and
when tapped upon, II gives forth the
same sound The bowls are OF the color
Of terra Gotta, and there are beautiful
" shaped cups, each Of which would
hold one or two quarts The collec-
ton altogether numbers thousands OF
pieces. and il has all been eNcavated IN
the past two or three months
DR.. Buchtein believes that the pot
terry Of his latest excavations dates
back 10 5000 years ago, or TO more than
5000 years before Christ If he is cor
rect. he has found the oldest records Of
civilization now in existence.
DR.. Buchtein says that he FOUND the
most Of the pottery near the skeletons
and that there were two pots beside
each skull OF a man or woman ana
one pot only beside the skull OF a cnlla-
The skulls of the women had plates
of gold upon their fOreheads. There
are many Of the plates IN the museum
They are Of pure gold. but as thin
as paper. Each bears the image OF q
man. showing that the weaker sex
the stronger 5000 years be
fore the advent of the militant suf-
fraget- The features Of the image are
beautifully marked; They look as
though the gold leaf had been pounoed
or pressed upon a die made for the
purpose. They We're probably fastened
to the skulls by strings
Panamn-Pacific Exhibit.
In talking with Manuel Nlncente
Bolivian. who is now collecting the ex-
lfbit this country will have at the San
Francisco exposition, I have learned
hat many Of these ancient objects will
be taken to the United States and
shown there. DR.. Bolivian says that he
s in correspondence with the UniYers-
tv Of Yale as to its sending a scien-
-fffc expedition here TO investigate the
ancient civilization Of Tiahuanacu and
certain other archaeological wonders Of
the Bolivian plateau Dr. Buchteln
saws that many other parts Of Bolivia
have evidences Of prehistoric races, and
that the museum will gladly welcome
foreigners who wish 10 investigate
them. He thinks however. that what
is found should in whole or In part be
given 10 the National Museum Of La
Paz.
The museum has many objects out
side those I have described 1t has
huge stone figures from Tiahuanacu.
One head that stands on the floor OF
he court is more than a yard high, and
It's eyes are as big around as a dinner
plate. The figure is Assyrian in Its
arriving. The doctor thinks it repre-
sents the head of a warrior.
Among the most interesting features