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A Acacia, 384 Acanceh, village, Indian ruins at, 188 Agave Americana (Maguey), 20, 362 Agave Sisalensis. See Henequen Agouti, 374 Aguilar, Jeronimo, 48, 82 Akad-zib, Chichen, 103 Algonkins and Toltec Theory, 246 Alligators, 375; carved heads of, in ruins, importance of, 268 Alphabet, Mayan, attempts to compose, 299 America's first architects, Who were?, 257 American Man, age of, 260 Ants, 377 Anuradhapura, ruins of, Ceylon, 263 Apalachians, 245; Mayans branch of, 254 Arawaks, in Cuba, 254 Armadillos, 374 Astronomy, Mayan knowledge of, 314 Athapascans, Aztecs branch of, 245 Aztecs, arrival in Mexico, 247; raids into Honduras, 225; influence on Mayans, 296 B Bancroft, H., on Mexican priests, 275 Bats, 374 Behring Straits, Was America peopled via?, 260 Bharahat, Stupa of, hand as symbolic decoration on, 266 Biologia Centrali Americana, A. P. Maudslay's account of Quirigua in, 213; Mayan decorative art in, 269 Birds of Yucatan, 380 Boro Budor, Palenque resembles, 263; date of building, 280 Bourbourg, Abbé Brasseur de, Mayan Alphabet of, 299; on Day Signs, 304 Bramhanan, Java, Crawfurd on methods of building at, 264; ground plan similar to Copan, 285 Brigands in Yucatan, 112 Brinton, Dr. D. G., on tapir worship, 239; on baselessness of Toltec Theory, 244; on Mexican traditions, 249; on Mayan origin, 254; on sacred footprints in Central America, 276; on Mayan MSS., 277; on Day Signs, 304; on meaning of glyphs, 312; on "Drum Signs," 314 British Government and Mexico, agreement as to Mayans, 156 British Honduras, Mayans and, 156 Brooks, C. Waldcott, on ocean currents, 278 Buddhist ruins resemble Central American buildings, 263 Bull-fighting in Yucatan, 356 Butterflies, 379 C Caciques, Ancient Mayan, 227 Calotmul, village, 115 Campeachy, Spaniards discover, 50 Cancun Island, 147; ruins on, 149 Caracol ("Winding Staircase"), Chichen, 100 Cardinal Bird, 380 Caroline Islands, ruins on, 281 Casa de las Monjas, Chichen, 101 Castes, Mayan system of, 277 Castillo, El, Chichen, 87; sacrifices at, 88 Castillo, Uxmal, 201 Catoche, Cape, origin of name, 50; visit to, 136 Caumila, fruit, 73 Cave, H. W., on ruined cities of Ceylon, 269 Caves in Yucatan, 251 Ceibo tree, legend of, 384 Cenote of Sacrifice, Chichen, 89; Spanish report on, 90; dredging, 92; skulls found in, 92 Centipedes, 377 Chachalaca, bird, 380 Chac, Mayan god, 239 Chac Mool, discovered at Chichen, 30, 99 Chansenote, Indian village, 122; destruction of, 157 Chapultepec, 26; park of, 31 Chaques, priestly order, 240 Charnay, D., visit to Menché, 222 Chichanchob, Chichen, 100 Chichen Itza, Spaniards reach, 51; history of, 85; description of ruins, 87-103; probable age of, 290 Chicle, gum of Sapota tree, 128 Chilan Balam, books of, 54, 315 Chilans, priestly order, 240 China, Mayan architecture and, 261 Christian, F. W., on ruins of Caroline Islands, 225 Chultunes, subterranean rooms in ruins, 195 Citas, village, 83 Coati, 231, 373 Cocomes, Caciques of Mayapan, 56 Cockroaches, 378 Codex Cortesianus, "snouted mask" in, 267 Codex Ramirez, date of fall of Tula in, 245 note Codices, Mayan, 315 Columbus, Yucatan first heard of by, 47 Cones, Temple of, Chichen, 98 Copal as offering to gods, 93; shrub from which obtained, 385 Copan, ruins of, 204; Buddhist survivals at, 269; Asiatic influence at, 284; absurdity of Itza Theory, 284; probable date of, 287 Cordoba, Hernandez de, 50 Cortes, expedition to Yucatan, 51; scene of first landing on American mainland, 137 "Cozumel Cross," 79 Cozumel Island, 164 et seq.; ruins in forest, 180 Crawfurd, John, on Buddhist structures in Indian Archipelago, 264; on ruins of Bramhanan, Java, 285 Cresson, Dr. Hilbone T., theory as to glyphs, 300 Crickets, 379 Cross, Tablet of the, Palenque, 219; probable explanation, 270 Cuba, antiquities of, 255 Cuculcan, Mayan legendary hero, 239 Cunningham, Sir A., discovery of Bharahat Stupa by, 266 Curasson, 154, 381 Customs House, Mexican, 7; dishonesty of, 355 Cuyo, El, Yucatan, 127 D Deer in Yucatan, 372 Deschnev, Russian navigator, discovers Behring Straits, 260 Diaz, President Porfirio, genius of, 34; sketch of, 37-40; signs peace with Yaquis, 161; letter of authors to, 358 Dogs of ancient Mayans, 231; Yucatecan cruelty to, 347 Dragonflies, 379 Dupaix, report on Palenque, 216 E Egypt, Mayan architecture and, 259 Elephant? Did Mayans worship, 273 Eskimos, suggested affinity with Japanese, 260 Espita, town, 186 Euryalus, H.M.S., dunned by Mexicans, 354 Evans, Sir John, on stone implements, 261 F Farming, methods of, in Yucatan, 323 Fireflies, 379 Fishing, 383 Flamingoes, 383 Flora and fauna of Yucatan, 368 et seq. Flowers of Yucatan, 386 Foliated Cross, Temple of, Palenque, 219; probable origin of design, 270 Footprints, sacred, in Central America, 276 Forstemann, Prof. E., on tablet of Cross, Palenque, 220; on glyphs, 300; on similarities in glyphs, 311 Fournereau, Lucien, on ruins of Angkor, 272 Foxes, 373 Fruit-trees of Yucatan, 385 Fuentes y Guzman, F. A., historian, 204 Fusang, "Land of the, fable" as to, 262 G Galindo, Copan first surveyed by, 208 Gann, Dr. T. W., discovery of Aztec wall-paintings in Honduras by, 225, 296 Garrapatas, cattle-louse, 112 Garudas in Hindu myth, replicas of in Mayan carvings, 271 Glyphs, Mayan, 298 et seq. Goodman, J. T., on Mayan Calendar, 304; on date of Copan, 310 "Green Gold of Yucatan." See Henequen. Grijalva, Juan de, 51; report on Cozumel by, 168 Grünwedel, Prof. A., on Buddhist art in India, 272 H Hardy, R. Spence, on American and ancient Buddhist ruins, 262; on Buddhist wall-paintings, 265 Haritri, Hindu Goddess on Palenque carvings, 272 Hawks, 381 Henequen, cultivation of, 361 et seq. Hermit Crabs, 145 Herrera, historian, on Aztec ballgame, 94 Hieroglyphics, Mayan, 298 et seq. Hoco, bird, 154 Holboch, island, 132 Holpop, Mayan official, 228 Huastecas, Panuco River tribe, origin of, 253 Huitzopochtli, Mexican War-God, 88, 296 Hulneb, Mayan God, 239 Humboldt, collection of Mexican pictographs by, 299 Humming-birds, 382 Hunab Ku, Mayan Supreme God, 239 I Ibis, 383 Iguana, 374 India, Mayan architecture and, 262 Itzamna, Mayan deity, tapir as symbol, 239; importance in Mayan problem, 313 Ixtlilxochitl, on Tula, 245 note; on downfall of Toltecs, 246 note; credibility of, 249 J Jade carvings at Copan, 208; burial with dead by Mayans, 277 Jaguar, 370 Japan Current, the, importance in Mayan problem, 278 Japan, Mayan architecture and, 261 Japanese, suggested affinity with Eskimos, 260 Jays, 381 Jigger flea, 377 Juarros, Domingo, historian, 210 K Kabah, ruins of, 199 Kantunil, Indian town and district, 121 Khmers, 280 Kikil, village, 122 Kinch Ahau Haban, Mayan God, 239 Kingfisher, 382 Klaproth, H. J. von, on "Land of the Fusang," 262 Kuro Siwa, the Japan Current, in Mayan problem, 278 L Labcah, village, 128 Labna, ruins of, 194 Lacandone Indians, 222 Landa, Bishop, on evils of Spanish Conquest, 54; on sacrifices at Chichen, 90; destruction of Mayan MSS. by, 298 note; Mayan alphabet of, 299 Laurels, 384 Le Plongeon, Dr., theory as to Mayan civilisation, 258; on existence of "red hand" in India, 265; Mayan alphabet of, 300 Li Yen, Chinese historian, on "Land of the Fusang," 262 "Lion-seat" (Simhasana) of Buddhism in Central America, 271, 288 Lizards, 374 Lotus, Buddhist, in Central American carvings, 269 Lund, Dr., on age of American Man, 260 M Madura, ruins of, Dutch Government Report on, 270 Maguey, cactus, 20 Malay Peninsula, Mayan architecture and, 262 Maler, Teobert, at Piedras Negras, 224 Mamey tree, 385 Mammoth, existence of in America, 274 Manatee, 374 Manco Capac, first Inca King, 259 note Marriage among ancient Mayans, 234; among Yucatecans, 341, 357 Marshall Islands, 281 Maudslay, A. P., on ruins of Copan, 211; on Quirigua, 213; discovers Menché, 222; on Mayan decorative art, 269; on age of ruins, 286 Mayan alphabet, attempts to form, 299 —arch, diagram and description, 264 —paintings compared with Buddhistic, 265; description of, 316 — priests and Buddhism, 275 Mayans, Ancient, 226 et seq.; Who were they?, 254 et seq.; army, 227; law and justice, 228; social castes, 230; slavery, 230; domesticated animals, 231; housing, 231; hammock unknown to, 231; common lands, 231; as hunters, 232; adornment, 233, 318; food, 233; marriage, 234; education, 235; status of women, 235; trade, 236; dancing, 237; burial customs, 237; religion, 238; calendar, 240, 301; problem as to cradleland, 242; priests, 240, 275; system of castes, 277; customs evidencing Eastern influence, 277; building methods of, 290; hieroglyphics, 298; knowledge of astronomy, 313 Mayans, Modern, physical appearance of, 118; War of Extermination against, 156; independence recognised, 156; Mexican criminals employed against, 159 Mayan War, Story of, 156 Mayapan, ancient Indian capital, 56, 188 Mecca, The Mayan, in Cozumel, 164 Meco, El, ruins of, 143 Menché, ruins of, 222; probable date of, 288 Mercer, H. C., on caves of Yucatan, 252; on Mayan methods of building, 292 Merida, City of, 59; cabs, 59; bells in, 62; cathedral, 64; life in plaza, 66; old street signs, 67; water supply, 68; prison, 74-78; museum, 78-80 Mexico, relations with United States, 42; future of, 43; government of, 37; war of extermination of Mayans started by, 157; Mexico City, 21 et seq.; cathedral, 24; Paseo de la Reforma, 26; hotels, 27; police, 28; Guard, Republican, 28, 31; funeral cars, 29; streets, 29; tramways, 29, 31; museum, 30; officials, 33, 39; justice, administration of, 35; prisons 36 Mississippi district, Mounds of, 255 Molas, pirate, Cozumel headquarters of, 166 Monkeys, 372 Monuments, Conservator of, in Yucatan, 81 Montejo, Francisco de, 51 Morality, Mayan, 334 Morse, Prof. E., on American ethnology, 258; pamphlet quoted, 262; on Asiatic invasion of Central America, 278 Mosquitoes at El Meco, 144; terrible nights with, 174 Mounds on East Coast, 127 Mounds, Ohio, Prof. Thomas on, 255 Mujeres, Isla de, 50, 140 N Nacomes, Mayan priestly order, 240 Nahuatl, D. G. Brinton on derivation of, 248 note Naual, Mayan dance, 236 Newberry, Prof., on prehistoric man in America, 274 "Norther," caught in a, 138 Nunnery, Chichen, 101; Uxmal, 200 Nuns in Mayan religion, 275 O Occeh, sepulchral mounds at, 125 Ocean Currents, importance in Mayan problem, 278 Ohio Mounds, problem of, 255 Olas, Buddhist, on Copan and Quirigua stelæ, 269; and Mayan MSS., 277 Opichen, carvings in cave of, 252 Orange Walk, Mayan trade with, 156 Owls, 381 P Paintings, Mayan and Buddhist compared, 265 Palacio, Diego, report on Copan, 205 Palenque, ruins of, 214; "Crosses" at, possible explanation of, 270; Orientalism of, 271; probable date of, 287; like Boro Budor, 287 Palms, 385 Panuco River, Huastecan settlement on, 253 Parrots, 382 Pearson, Sir Weetman, 5, 42 Peccary, 371 Pelicans, 383 Peonage System, abuses of, 324 Peru, ruins in, probable date of, 259 note Picuda, fish, 146 Piedras Negras, ruins of, 224; probable date of, 287 Pigeons, House of, Uxmal, 200 Pinzon, Vincente Yañez, discovers Yucatan, 47 Pisote. See Coati. Poey, Andres, on Cuban antiquities, 255 Polonnaruwa, Ceylon, ruins of, 268 Praying mantis, 377 Prea Khane, Cambodian ruins, 288 Progreso, Port of Yucatan, 57 Puerto Morelos, 156; burning of woods by Indians at, 158 Pulque, 20, 262 Pyramids, Buddhistic and Central American, 263 Q Quetzalcoatl, 97; self-torture by priests of, 224 Quintana Roo, Territory of, 158 Quirigua, ruins of, 212; Buddhist survivals at, 269; probable date of, 287 R Racoon, 373 Ramon, tree, 385 "Red Hand," importance of, 265 Reefs, Coral, dangerous passage through, 138 Rio, Antonio del, report on Palenque, 214 Rurales, Mexican country police, 9, 20, 35 S Sahagun, Father, historian, on Tula, 245 note San Miguel, Cozumel, 166; ruins at, 169 Sapota tree, 383; as lintels, 294 Sayil, ruins of, 196 Schellhas, P., on Mexican MSS., 289 Schoolcraft, H. R., on "red hand," 266 Scorpions, 376 Sea-fowl, 382 Seler, Prof. E., on Mayan Calendar, 304 Sharks, 136 Shell-heaps, Japanese and American, 261 Shoshonees, Aztecs akin to, 254 Sisal hemp, 361 Slavery among Ancient Mayans, 230; in Yucatan to-day, 321 et seq. Snakes in Yucatan, 368 "Snouted Mask" on Mayan ruins, 267 Squirrels, 373 Solis, Diaz de, discovers Yucatan, 47 Stephens, J. L., on "Cozumel Cross," 79; on sealed rooms, Sayil, 197; on Copan ruins, 205 et seq.; on Palenque, 216; on "red hand," 266 Sugar-growing in Yucatan, 128 Sun, Temple of, Palenque, 219 Sunda script and Mayan glyphs, 319 T Tables, Temple of, Chichen, 98 Tapir, 371; worshipped, 105, 239; "snouted mask" symbol of, 267; was its worship a Buddhist survival?, 374 Tarantula, 376 Tel Cuzaan, god, 239 Tennis Court, Chichen, 93 Tenochtitlan, founding of, 249 note Thomas, Prof. Cyrus W., on Ohio Mounds, 255; theory as to glyphs, 300 Thompson, Edward A., 86; work at Chichen, 96 Ticul, town, 189 Tigers, Temple of, Chichen, 95 Tikal, wood lintel at, 271 Tissandier, A., on Boro Budor and Cambodian ruins, 268 Tizimin, town, 116 Tlachtli, Aztec game, 94 Toltec Theory, 243 Toltecs, no evidence for existence of, 246; Who were they?, 247 Torrell, Dr., on affinity of Eskimos and Japanese, 260 Tortoises, 376 Trees of Yucatan, 383 Trogon resplendens, 382 Tula, place in Toltec Theory, 243; site of, 244; Brinton on, 244; date of, 245 note Tuloon, Indians encamped at, 157 Tunkul, Mayan sacred drum, 228 Turkey, ocellated, 380 Turtles, trade in, 152 U Usumacinta, ruins on, 222 Uxmal, ruins of, 200 V Valentini, Dr. Ph. J. J., on Toltecs, 246 Valladolid, town, 104 Vega, Garcilaso de, on Peruvian ruins, 259 Vera Cruz, 5-11 Vietia, Spanish chronicler, credibility of, 249 Volan, Yucatecan carriage, terrors of riding in, 185 W Waldeck on tapir worship, 239 Williams, Sir Monier, on Buddhist monks, 275 Woodpeckers, 382 Writing, Mayan, Was it indigenous?, 319 Y Yaqui Indians, story of persecution of, 160 Yaxchilan, tower like those at Angkor, 272 "Yucatan Channel," graveyard of, 140 Z Zapotecan priests, trances of, 276; calendar of, 304

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