Show MUCH OF INTEREST IN MEXICAN FINDS among them reconstruction of americas past the discovery of an harily rich tomb at baxa a should be an exciting event for amer leans in recent years a consider alle al ie amount of research has been done in mexico and has resulted in extensive additions to our knowledge of the various eions reheard earel es have im pressed both mexicans and ameri amerl cans with mith the dignity of the purely american trad tion mayan toltec and ayten art has come to possess a greater greiter appeal than that of the primitive and with the new and live ly appreciation of modern mexico whose modernity indeed has its roots fixed so deeply in the rich and ancient soil has aak awakened ened a more than merely archeological interest in all finds south of the rio grande the more that Is unearthed about these early peoples the more imps in ins does their history appear lor I 1 or th they ey 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 rati er savage forms of political organization and social life alven the rell religion ion of the aa tees while spoken of by some writ ers as revolting has seemed to oth ers to be singularly impressive the indians are rani ed as a member of the group and the ruins at monte alban have attracted the attention of stu dents denti for some time I 1 ahls his latest dis dig covery conery ti tie e result of labors made possible by I 1 private contributions and especially by funds given by the late dwight morion when fully stud ed may take place among the most important in late pite times the objects found in tl e tomb are of a late ite date the fifteenth century just before the spanish conquest but in that respect they perhaps depre ent the summation of a number of cultural strains and exhibit the sue suc cessie contributions of the various masters of ancient mexico while their primary appeal be to specialists they will un question ably have lime some meaning tor for 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 if anywhere in the relics of the indians of mexico and central america the more that comes to light about them and Is pre dented for scholarly scrutiny and synthesis the greater the opportunity of eventually piecing together the full meaning of one of the most lin aspects of our herita heritage e baltimore sun |