Photo by Hiram Bingham 



A BURIAI. CAVE AT MACHU PICCHU 



The first burial cave discovered at Machu Picchu containing a human skull. The 

 picture was taken after partial excavation, showing the skull still in place. In all, more 

 than 100 such caves were opened and a large quantity of skeletal material secured. 



Photo by Hiram Bingham 



THE SAME CAVE FROM A DISTANCE OE 20 FEET : MACHU PICCHU 



It was extremely difficult to find these caves. Here is a picture of cave No. i from a 

 distance of only 20 feet. The entrance to the cave is near the center of the picture. It 

 may be imagined that not the least portion of our difficulties was the cutting of paths through 

 this dense tropical jungle and the transportation of material from the caves in which it was 

 found. This cave was on the side of the mountain about 800 feet below the city of Machu 

 Picchu Csee pages 446 and 447). 



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