Show MUCH OF INTEREST IN MEXICAN FINDS among them reconstruction of americas past the discovery of an barlly rich tomb at oaxaca should be an exciting event for amer leans in recent years a consider able amount of research hag been done in mexico and has resulted in extensive additions to our knowledge of the various eions these researches have am pressed both and amerl cans with the dignity of the purely american tradition mayan toltec and aztec art has come to possess a greater than that of the primitive and with the new and lively appreciation of modern mexico whose modernity indeed has its roots fixed so deeply in the rich and ancient soil has awakened a more than merely interest in all finds south of the rio grande the more that Is unearthed about these birly peoples the more imps in does their history appear for they seem to have been greatly gift ed not only in such arts and crafts as metal working stone carving pot tery textiles etc but in ture and even in rather savage forms of political organization and social life even the religion of the aa becs while spoken of by some writ ers as revolting has seemed to oth ers to be singularly impressive the indians are ranked as a member of the group and the ruins at monte alban have attracted the attention of stu dents for some time this latest als covery the result of labors made possible by private contributions and especially by funds given by the late dwight morrow when fully studied may take place among the most important in late times the objects found in the tomb are of a late date the fifteenth century just before the spanish conquest but in that respect they perhaps represent the summation of a number of cultural strains and exhibit the sue contributions of the various masters of ancient mexico while their primary appeal will be to specialists they will ably have some meaning tor laymen As time passes the reconstruction of the american past and the reclaim ing of the american heritage become more and more a significant work the secrets of both of these things are to be found it anywhere in the relics of the indians of mexico and central america the more that comes to light about them and Is pro dented for scholarly scrutiny and synthesis the greater the opportunity of eventually piecing together the full of one of the most am aspects of our heritage baltimore sun |