Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter I
2. Contents V
3. Figures XI
4. Tables XVI
5. Introduction XVII
6. The Carnegie Maya III
7. Preface 1
8. 1 Clay Heads from Chiapas, Mexico 2
9. 2 Pottery from Champerico, Guatemala 3
10. 3 The Ruins of Culuba, Northeastern Yucatan 7
11. 4 The Missing Illustrations of the Pomar Relación 10
12. 5 An Ethnological Note from Cilvituk, Southern Campeche 15
13. 6 The Prototype of the Mexican Codices Telleriano-Remensis and Vaticanus A 17
14. 7 Observations on Glyph G of the Lunar Series 19
15. 8 A New Pottery Style from the Department of Piura, Peru 21
16. 9 Archaeological Specimens from Yucatan and Guatemala 24
17. 10 The Payment of Tribute in the Codex Mendoza 28
18. 11 A Note on Aztec Chronology 30
19. 12 Representations of Tezcatlipoca at Chichen Itza 32
20. 13 A Theory of Maya tš-Sounds 34
21. 14 A Reconnaissance on Isla de Sacrificios, Veracruz, Mexico 40
22. 15 Pottery from the Pacific Slope of Guatemala 50
23. 16 Spindle Whorls from Chichen Itza, Yucatan 56
24. 17 Some Sculptures from Southeastern Quezaltenango, Guatemala 61
25. 18 The Initial Series of Stela 14, Piedras Negras, Guatemala, and a Date on Stela 19, Naranjo, Guatemala 68
26. 19 Representations of Tlalchitonatiuh at Chichen Itza, Yucatan, and at El Baul, Escuintla 70
27. 20 Maya Epigraphy: Directional Glyphs in Counting 72
28. 21 Notes on Sculpture and Architecture at Tonala, Chiapas 75
29. 22 Maya Epigraphy: A Cycle of 819 Days 79
30. 23 The Periods of Tribute Collection in Moctezuma’s Empire 86
31. 24 Notes on Glyph C of the Lunar Series at Palenque 88
32. 25 A Figurine Whistle Representing a Ball Game Player 90
33. 26 Notes on a West Coast Survival of the Ancient Mexican Ball Game 92
34. 27 Animal-Head Feet and a Bark-Beater in the Middle Usumacinta Region 97
35. 99 New Photographs and the Date of Stela 14, Piedras Negras 99
36. 29 Grooved Stone Axes from Central America 102
37. 30 A Vase from Sanimtaca, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala 105
38. 31 A Human-Effigy Pottery Figure from Chalchuapa, El Salvador 107
39. 32 A Preconquest Tomb on the Cerro del Zapote, El Salvador 111
40. 33 A Tentative Identification of the Head Variant for Eleven 116
41. 34 A Possible Lunar Series on the Leyden Plate 119
42. 35 Stucco Decoration of Early Guatemala Pottery 120
43. 36 Certain Pottery Vessels from Copan 124
44. 37 Archaeological Specimens from Guatemala 126
45. 38 Jottings on Inscriptions at Copan 133
46. 39 The Dating of Seven Monuments at Piedras Negras 141
47. 40 Archaeological Finds near Douglas, British Honduras 149
48. 41 The Vienna Dictionary 155
49. 42 Ixtla Weaving at Chiquilistlan, Jalisco 161
50. 43 Worked Gourds from Jalisco 165
51. 44 The Graphic Style of the Tlalhuica 173
52. 45 Variant Methods of Date Recordings in the Jatate Drainage, Chiapas 176
53. 46 The Venus Calendar of the Aztec 180
54. 47 An Inscription on a Jade Probably Carved at Piedras Negras 182
55. 48 Costumes and Wedding Customs at Mixco, Guatemala 185
56. 49 Combinations of Glyphs G and F in the Supplementary Series 188
57. 50 Moon Age Tables 191
58. 51 A Second Tlaloc Gold Plaque from Guatemala 197
59. 52 Rock Paintings at Texcalpintado, Morelos, Mexico 198
60. 53 A Pyrite Mirror from Queretaro, Mexico 201
61. 54 Informe sobre la existencia de jugadores de pelota mayas en la cerámica escultórica de Jaina 203
62. 55 Un sello cilindrico con barras y puntos 205
63. 56 The Inscription on the Altar of Zoomorph O, Quirigua 207
64. 57 Archaeological Discovery at Finca Arizona, Guatemala 213
65. 58 The Initial and Supplementary Series of Stela 5 at Altar de Sacrificios, Guatemala 224
66. 59 Mausolea in Central Veracruz 228
67. 60 Archaeological Material from the Club Internacional, El Salvador 233
68. 61 Some Uses of Tobacco among the Maya 240
69. 62 Observations on Altar Sites in the Quiche Region, Guatemala 243
70. 63 Tattooing and Scarification among the Maya 250
71. 64 The Tamiahua Codices 254
72. 65 The Malinche of Acacingo, Estado de Mexico 256
73. 66 Three Zapotec Stones 257
74. 67 Blowguns in Guatemala 259
75. 68 A Reconnaissance of El Rincon del Jicaque, Honduras 262
76. 69 “Rim-Head” Vessels from Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala 268
77. 70 Some Mexican Figurines of the Colonial Period 271
78. 71 The Dating of Structure 44, Yaxchilan, and Its Bearing on the Sequence of Texts at That Site 273
79. 72 The Codex of the Derrumbe del Templo Mayor 279
80. 73 Some Examples of Yeztla-Naranjo Geometric Ware 281
81. 74 The Treble Scroll Symbol in the Teotihuacan and Zapotec Cultures 283
82. 75 The Book of Chilam Balam of Ixil 287
83. 76 The “Tortuga” of Coatlan del Rio, Morelos 293
84. 77 Drawings of Tajumulco Sculptures 294
85. 78 Otomi Looms and Quechquemitls from San Pablito, State of Puebla, and from Santa Ana Hueytlalpan, State of Hidalgo, Mexico 301
86. 79 Maya Calendar Round Dates Such as 9 Ahau 17 Mol 312
87. 80 Stone Objects from Cocula and Chilacachapa, Guerrero 316
88. 81 Easter Ceremonies at San Antonio Palopo, Guatemala 319
89. 82 Cuchumatan Textiles: The Course of an Error 325
90. 83 Representations of Temple Buildings as Decorative Patterns on Teotihuacan Pottery and Figurines 327
91. 84 The Codex of Tonayan 331
92. 85 Elements of Maya Arithmetic with Particular Attention to the Calendar 335
93. 86 Certain Types of Stamped Decoration on Pottery from the Valley of Mexico 341
94. 87 Observation of the Sun among the Ixil of Guatemala 347
95. 88 Some Remarks on Maya Arithmetic 350
96. 89 Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala: Addenda and Corrienda 352
97. 90 Did the Maya Have a Zero? The Meanings of Our Zero and the Maya “Zero” Symbols 357
98. 91 Jades from Guatemala 360
99. 92 Certain Archaeological Specimens from Guatemala I 366
100. 93 Some New Discoveries at Coba 377
101. 94 Tlaloc Incensarios in the Baratta Collection, El Salvador 382
102. 95 Certain Archaeological Specimens from Guatemala II 388
103. 96 Tlaloc Effigy Jar from the Guatemala National Museum 393
104. 97 Rim-Head Vessels and Cone-Shaped Effigy Prongs of the Preclassic Period at Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala 396
105. 98 A Polychrome Maya Plate from Quintana Roo 405
106. 99 “Olmec” Pictographs in the Las Victorias Group, Chalchuapa Archaeological Zone, El Salvador 407
107. 100 A Group of Jointed Figurines in the Guatemala National Museum 411
108. 101 A Study of Three-Pronged Incense Burners From Guatemala and Adjacent Areas 416
109. 102 Some Archaeological Specimens from Pomona, British Honduras 429
110. 103 “Loop-Nose” Incense Burners in the Guatemala National Museum 438
111. 104 Ethnological Material from British Honduras 447
112. 105 Further Notes on Three-Pronged Incense Burners and Rim-Head Vessels in Guatemala 449
113. 106 Notice to Replace Note 106 458
114. 107 The Ruins of Cotio, Department of Guatemala, Guatemala 459
115. 108 A Possible Early Classic Site in Northern Yucatan 464
116. 109 Waxen Idols and a Sacrificial Rite on the Lacandon 466
117. 110 The Introduction of Puuc Style of Dating at Yaxchilan 468
118. 111 Zutugil Dugout Canoes 472
119. 112 The Survival of the Maya Tun Count in Colonial Times 476
120. 113 A Decorated Vessel Support from Acapulco, Mexico 481
121. 114 The Language of the Archaeologic Huastecs 483
122. 115 Stela at San Lorenzo, Southeastern Campeche 486
123. 116 Ceremonial or Formal Archway, Uxmal 489
124. 117 Miscellaneous Archaeological Specimens from Mesoamerica 491
125. 118 Pottery Specimens from Guatemala I 506
126. 119 Drawings of Glyphs of Structure XVIII, Palenque 513
127. 120 Memoranda on Some Dates at Palenque 517
128. 121 Snares and Traps in Codex Madrid 521
129. 122 Two New Gallery-Patio Type Structures at Chichen Itza 525
130. 123 Easter Ceremonies at Santiago Atitlan in 1930 527
131. 124 Pottery Specimens from Guatemala II 533
132. 125 Pottery Vessels from Campeche 536
133. 126 Selected Pottery from Tabasco 539
134. 127 Chronological Decipherments from Uaxactun, Naranjo, and Ixlu, Peten 542
135. 128 Notes on the Use of Cacao in Middle America 545
136. 129 Tohil Plumbate and Classic Maya Polychrome Vessels in the Marquez Collection 553
137. 130 A New Inscription from the Temple of the Foliated Cross at Palenque 564
138. 131 The Marquez Collection of X Fine Orange Polychrome Vessels 566
139. References 594
140. Index 607