INCA ART 
existed carved out of a huge block of rock, and where a 
battle of the Incas against their enemies could be recon¬ 
structed. Mounds of ammunition, consisting of round 
stones as big as a lawn-tennis ball, had been accumulated 
above and near the throne. Just below that high spot 
I found scattered upon the mountain side quantities of 
ammunition which had evidently been thrown by the 
Incas at the attacking foes. 
Farther on was the “ round table ” on which the Incas 
had their feasts — a huge circular table of rock situated 
near a conical boulder of immense size. 
Interesting fountains with carved figure-heads; an 
Inca bath of graceful lines; and, some kilometres beyond 
Cuzco, the marvellous ruins of Viraccocha at Tinta, where 
gigantic walls of a palace were to be seen standing, and 
ruins of other fortresses, filled one with amazement. 
On the mountain side near the town were the strange 
gateways of Choquechaca, which in their lines resembled 
ancient Egyptian buildings. Not far off were the blocks 
of rock to which the Incas fastened their prisoners by 
their legs, arms, and heads, and exposed them to the 
ridicule of the populace. 
Many were the wonderful things which had been 
found in digging near Cuzco; but most interesting of 
all to me were the deformed crania — some flattened to 
almost an incredible extent on the top, others elongated 
backward to an amazing degree, others still with the 
central part of the skull deeply depressed, so as to form 
two globular swellings at the sides. Others again had 
been squeezed so as to form an angular ridge longitudi¬ 
nally on the summit. One skull particularly interested 
me, which had a pronounced elongation backward, and 
a dent just above the forehead which must have been 
caused by tying the cranium while young and still in a 
soft condition. Most of the skulls were of gigantic size 
when compared with those of modern times. The lower 
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