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