The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-04

have Intel or iamD formed by |
an nrtistically carved stone. In the
walls Of the little Catholic church |
and in those inclosing its yard, and
even in the paving. may be seen
theec smooth stones The pcdestal
on which is mounted the stone cross
in front Of the church is made up
of them. while on either side OF the
gateway 10 the inCiOsure stands al
carved stone Idol whose lines
marrcd by the rayages Of time, sllIl
show the artistic SKIN Of the an
cicni sculplors who wrought them
Thus the ruins of the ancient city
have furnished much Of the material
10 buiH The village of today, ana
while the strict unitarian may ilnd
no gault with this work of destroy
ling the artistic monuments OF a|
hoary antiquity to cater to present
needs to the student of archaeology
IT seems almost like dosecration.
The Bolivian government has re
Gently enacted lay which forbids
the carrying off or wilful destruction
Of that portion Of the ruins which
vapdal hands have left intact
rho ruins themselves include the
remnants Of temples, palaces. ana
great structures Of what once must
have been large and dcnsely pom
3 ulatcd city Not q yostgo remains
Of tho dwellings and less pretentious
, houses in which this population must
? have lived THESE were naluraly
Of moro temporary character and
tho relentless agents of destruction
q working through countless centur-
, ios. have oblitoralcd all traces.
: Tho question which Confronts the
) archacologist is how could pop
, ulaliou sufficiently numerous to &c
compliah the building Of such a city
hayo maintained itself IN this re
piou7 Tho ruins arc located 10000
feet above tho level Of the sen ON
"a vast plateau where the constant
cold prevents the maturing of corn
or other grain AZ present rota-
toos. oca. and some other edible
roots arc grown but trc region sus-
taus only ecauty mountain popu-
laiion The city once covered a
Iargc area. tho great structures were
built hy skilled masous one stone
ig 3G feet long by seven feet wide
and weighs 17o tons another IS 20
foot Ivy tG, and e feet thick only
tho mouoliths of ancient Egypt equal
those found In Tiamoracu The
; movement and placing Of such mon
|; oliths point to douso population
, to an orrauzod government and
consequently to large AGRICULTURAL
area with means Of transportation
. FROM various directions. The only
. tcuanlc explanation is that at tn,
. tlma when Tiahuauacu rlourishcd tho
. Nrlcs vcrc from 1000 TO 5000 feet
. lower than az prcscut Gcologist
u hold chat in the lurassjC and oNo'
y I'm tho Crctaccous period There were
. no Andes. and that through a grad
- nal uphcavaI they have been torme,
i'm moro recent geological times
The homes OF a mastOdou have beer
discovered In Bolivia at an alitud
of $4,000 feet above the sea- ans
such an animal couh not have 'N
listed az such an elevation. Skc)e
. tons ol gigantic an,catcrs have hcc'
: found in the deserts OF TaraDaoa
= and these could only have CNistD,
I'm rcsious " arhorcal vegetation
These. and other geological facts
support the theory that The. an
u cicnt city " Tiabuauacu cNiSte'
when the Andes were much lowe
than al present pcrraps when th
cave man Of Britain was nghiinI
\ for his life with cave hNar. wilt
boar. and msstodor. and sSetchinl
their rude pictures on the walls o
their primitive subterGnesn dwell
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