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from the market, they have a Venetian appearance that is most 

 attractive. 



New islands are constantly being constructed and repaired to-day, 

 just as when the enterprise began years ago. The Aztecs hold the town 

 and lake in their own right. It is not only a thrifty, but a most artistic 

 little settlement, the homes and houses on the shore, the farms and 

 fields in the lake. Corn and all vegetables raised on these island- 

 fields are of the best quality. 



In carrying out his anthropological work, Dr. Hrdlicka made care- 

 ful studies of the natives, securing six plaster casts of Aztec heads, 

 one of which was a woman, an excellent type of the modern ab- 



THE RUINS AT SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACAN IN MEXICO 

 While in Mexico, Dr. Hrdlicka was invited by the government to 

 open a sepulcher at the great ruins of San Juan Teotihuacan, some 25 



Fig. 11. 



Teotihuacan. View of the Pyramid of the Sun from the north and 

 o west before excavation. 



miles northeast of Mexico City. These ruins, which comprise two 

 very large pyramids, known as the Pyramid of the Sun and the 

 Pyramid of the Moon, are being cleared and restored by the govern- 

 ment with most interesting results. The grave opened bv Dr. 

 Hrdlicka proved to be one of extraordinary interest. It was situated 

 about 250 yards southeast of the east-southeast corner of the Pyramid 



