Show Unearth Great J Aztec Pyramid mid Archeologists Rejoice at Perfection of Ruins Found in Mexico MexIco One City of the most im portent Aztec pyramids now In existence exist exist- ence because It retains architectural features hitherto not found preserved ed is fast emergIng from Crom Its funeral shroud ot of earth plied on four cen centuries ago ngo by respectful heathen worshipers wor wor- to save sa It from Christian desecration The pyramid Is nt at about sixT miles northwest t of Mexico City and Is the only one of Its kind now known where borders of tone stone serpents ser ser- such ns as were described by eyewitnesses eye eye- witnesses ot at the time of the conquest are still In place Only In a hole In the street In down downtown downtown town Mexico City where a corner of what was once the Great now protrudes a hole that Is un an eyesore tu to I b business men ruen and a 0 pride and joy to D archeologists du do similar traces of serpent ser ser- pent borders Discovered by by- Mexican an The p pyramid at was dig discovered dis- dis covered several se years ago by Dr Manuel Gamio Mexican scientist then chief of the directIon ot of anthropology y of the Mexican government It was covered with earth and looked like any other cerro In tile the neIghboring starred maguey valley frInged with hills except for the fact that Indians from the village of Te Te- Te whose huts buts are clustered around this hill hili were extracting cut cur stone from one of Its sides for building build build- Ing theIr walls and houses An e of tune the mound revealed re- re caled Its rare archeological nature ond and excavations were first begun about four years ago Upon the untimely un un- timely separation ot of Doctor from the Mexican service a short time thereafter the work of clearIng the ruIns slowed up but durIng the lust year ear this unIque structure has hns fast been coming cOUlIng to life lite under the care rc of Jose o Ren director y of the Mexican n ministry of educatIon As excavation atlon proceeds repaIr work Is done as demanded with the fa fallen ell material that remains to save e a the he structure from future ruIn Four SIdes Unearthed Practically ally the entire p pyramid has been uncovered ered and all four sides are arc exposed On three of the sides around the base are e the strange borders of mil coiled called stone serpents which are ure nowhere no- no where else to be seen In Mexico On the fourth side sille which is s time the west there Is a great stone stairway leading lead lead- Ing to the top many ot of whose steps ore are carved caned with symbolic pictures The stairway Is very steep like must most ancient American stairways which were not built for the white mans man constitution As one ascends one canS can not even en Fee ree the top until almost atthe u at uthe the last step In ancient da days S when the religious processIon of priests or worshipers m the sight of the temple that once crowned Its top must have c cOllie came into view all at once and only when the top lop t tas as reached Today tIle the visitor climbing U lie stairway dues does not come cume to the temple platform on top of the pyramid t the last step ns as he should but meets a sudden drop of If miu feet to the cr very again i achig him across II a wide space Is another dollar but Inside stairway parallel to the one he has IlUs Just climbed under false pretenses 1 Pyramid Enl These two parallel stairways s 's tell th the story of u a time line when the structure rUlure st ha had grown tu forthe c lIin Ing or the priests and amI a bigger and nOli hotter heifer pyre t. mid was demanded Earth anti stone Ione w. w mire rc added to the outside e new p pyra ru mid 1011 walls built and a new nc covered co the old however have re rc removed moved mO the stone stolle and amI earth fill fitl 11 tureen tween the two stairways to In order older to show the t type pe of construction prue piU heed at different epochs But It Is the surroundings of the thep p pyramid that are the most interesting of nil all On a platform a few feet and about as hl high h us as It a comfortable seat that runs around three ides of the n a border of snakes es e of stone and cement and coiled like short fat Ss otter tIle the hospitality of of the place to the visItor Tails Talis face fuce inward and heads beads outward out oat ward und and are ure wide open showing strong stone fangs and much red paint Inside l The e snakes were werl once plastered smooth and painted In colors some evidences of which remaIn In spots Find Ind Stone Over n a hundred red of the stone creatures cren crea- crea tures have been heen uncovered unco und and HS as they file theIr way around the pyramid pyra pyra- mid they grow larger and with witha u a wave wn motion effect Although they differ In size their style is always s 's the Two larger Jarger coiled snakes not In the th rank un rank file but oft the north and nud sides ut of the floe pyramIds lie guard with hen heads f erect and topped with curious headdresses head Near these two captains of the guard stand altar like structures UIS Another Interesting feature of the site Is n tomb like nt at tile the foot of the the southeast corner ot of the 11 pyramid It Is ornamented with carved stone skulls and crossed ulna ulna- hones and nn Inner empty casket Is painted with ga gayly ly colored funereal frescoes The only part of the pyramid now v to excavate ate Is southwest corner cor- cor ner and the diggers will surprised ur sur- If In the next few weeks they cone come another such tomb tomblIke Ilke structure In the symmetrical s position on 10 the other side The Thc numerous significant details of t thIs lids un unusual Aztec site will he reported re ported at a the Congress or of American fists which meets In New York ork city on September 17 of this tI year Jose Joe who will represent the Mexican direction of archeology and who has hus directed the excavation oat will present the report |