INDEX
Reading edition
Agriculture in Yucatan, 6
Aguilar, Gerónimo de, first of the Spanish conquerors, 166, 167, 170
Akab Tzib, or House of the Writing in the Dark, 62, 63, 64
Alphabet of Landa for employing Maya glyphs to denote Spanish letters, 41, 42
Alvarado, José, Silver King of Mexico, 235
Ancient cities, condition of at time of Spanish Conquest, 43, 44
Animal figures and carvings recovered from Sacred Well, 135, 137
Annexes, unnamed temples near Nunnery, 69, 70
Arches, Maya, 195
Atlantean figures, 78, 79, 85, 86
Atlantis theory of Mayan ethnology, 36
Bal-che, an ancient intoxicating beverage, 115, 137, 244
Balustrades with serpent motif, 77, 78, 80, 238
Bas-reliefs and full-relief works, 79, 80, 81, 82, 219, 220, 221, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 32, 233, 234
Bas-Reliefs, Temple of, 81, 82, 219, 220, 221, 228, 229, 230
Beams, sapote, 78
Bells of copper from High Priest’s Tomb, 246
Bells of copper and gold recovered from Sacred Well, 131, 132
Boa-constrictors, 95, 96, 182, 241, 242
Bolshevism among natives, 17
Bowls and disks of gold recovered from Sacred Well, 133, 134
Brooches recovered from Sacred Well, 135
Caluacs or ceremonial wands, 135, 143
Caracol, or Snail-shell, 71, 72, 73
Carnegie Expedition in Chi-chen Itza, 87, 279, 280
Casa Real, home and estate of Don Eduardo,
Ancient gateway, 55, 56, 57
First view by Don Eduardo, 55, 56
Looting by unruly natives, 17
Size of estate, 60
Caves, 33, 97, 139
Cenotes (see Wells), 135, 143
Chac Mool figures, 82, 182
Chich-an Chob, Red House, or Strong, Clean House, 73, 74, 75
Chilan Balam, Maya writings in Spanish characters, 37, 38, 40
Chi-chen Itza,
Arrangement of buildings, 60, 61
Distinction between old and new cities, 47, 60, 280
Lack of streets, 60, 61
Location and how to get there, 3, 5
Montejo’s military headquarters, 172, 173
Retreat of Spaniards from, 70, 71, 173
Chisels,
Recovered from Sacred Well, 132, 133
Of nephrite found near Great Pyramid, 192, 193
Chronicles, Maya, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
Church, or Iglesia, 69, 70
Cisterns, 98, 99
Codices, Maya, rare books written in hieroglyphs, 37, 38, 39, 232
Conquest of Yucatan by Spaniards, a brief history, 166 to 178
Construction of Maya temples, 189 to 197
Copal, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 119, 121, 139, 140, 142, 246
Copper and gold objects recovered from Sacred Well, 131 to 137
Córdoba, Francisco de Hernandez, commander of second Spanish expedition to Yucatan, 167, 168
Cortes, Hernan, commander of Fourth Spanish expedition to Yucatan, 146, 147, 169, 170, 171, 174, 175
Costume and arms of ancient Mayas, 20, 22, 227, 228, 229
Costume of modern Mayas, 11, 12
Cotton, 248
Cruelties of Spanish conquerors, 175, 176
Cuzmil, ancient city of, 169, 170
Dances, native ancient, 22
Dances, native modern, 18, 19
Dates, earliest recorded Mayan, 37
Date-stone of Chi-chen Itza, 184, 185
Deities of the Mayas,
God of Death, 53, 246
Rain God, 53, 54, 55
Disks and bowls of gold recovered from Sacred Well, 133, 134
Diving operations in Sacred Well, 118 to 131
Dredging of Sacred Well, 55, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 122, 123, 124, 125
Earthen jars from High Priest’s Tomb, 257
El Castillo, or the Great Pyramid of Kukul Can, 50, 51, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79
Elephant head controversy, 214
Embroidery, 12
Fabrics recovered from Sacred Well, 121, 144
Fiestas, ancient Maya, 21, 22
Finds in Sacred Well, 107 to 115, 121, 129 to 146
Fuentes, Francisco de las, lieutenant of Montejo, 28
Geological formation of Yucatan, 97
Gold and copper objects recovered from Sacred Well, 131 to 137
Gold, value (compared with jade) to ancient Mayas, 146, 147
Golden Age of Maya Art, 211, 212
Gourds and gourd implements, 121, 140, 141
Great Pyramid of Kukul Can, or El Castillo, 50, 51, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79
Grijalva, Juan de, commander of third Spanish expedition to Yucatan, 168
Gymnasium, or Tennis-court, 82, 83, 84, 85
Henequen, from which rope and twine are made, 6
Hieroglyphs, 41, 42, 213, 214
Homes, ancient Maya, 20, 21
Homes, modern Maya, 15, 16
Homes in Mérida, 8, 9
House of the Writing in the Dark, Akab Tzib, 62, 63, 64
Hul-che, or throwing-stick, 108, 109, 110
Humor, Maya sense of, 18
Iglesia, or Church, 69, 70
“Incidents of Travel in Yucatan,” by John L. Stephens, 5
Itzamna, mythical founder of race, 34
Jade, value (compared with gold) to ancient Mayas, 146, 147
Jade from High Priest’s Tomb, 247, 249, 257
Jade recovered from Sacred Well, 130, 141, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148
Jewelry, modern Mayan, 13, 200, 201
Knives, sacrificial, recovered from Sacred Well, 136
Kukul Can, hero deity of the Itzas, 34, 46, 50, 217, 260
La Casa de las Monjas, or the Nunnery, 52, 64 to 69, 227, 233
Lance poles and other wooden objects recovered from Sacred Well, 141, 142, 143
Landa Alphabet for employing Maya glyphs to denote Spanish letters, 41
Landa, Diego de, 19
Legends,
Itzamna, 34
Ix-lol Nicte, 150 to 163
Kukul Can, 34
La flor de Calentura, 24 to 31
Lorelei, 198 to 207
Misfortunes of Mayas prior to the Conquest, 44 to 47
Present of jade from Montezuma to Cortes, 146, 147
Sacrificial pilgrimage, 261 to 276
Wizard Potters, 207 to 210
Xkan-xoc, 163 to 165
Le Plongeon, Maya archæologist, 92
Lintels, 63, 64, 195
Maler, Teoberto, 214, 221, 222, 223, 224
Marital customs of modern Mayas, 14
Masks of copper and gold recovered from Sacred Well, 132
Maya Chronicles, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
Maya Codices, rare books written in hieroglyphs, 37, 38, 39, 232
Maya, derivation of name, 33, 34
Maya language, 10
Mayas, ancient,
Costumes and arms, 20, 21, 22, 227, 228
Dances, 21, 22
Deities, 54, 55, 246
Homes, 20, 21
Music, 21, 22
Occupations, 22
Physical characteristics, 20
Pride in genealogy, 23
Tattooing, 21
Mayas, modern,
Cleanliness, 13
Costume, 11, 12
Dances, 18, 19
Homes, 15, 16
Honesty, 14
Hospitality, 14, 15
Humor, 18
Improvidence, 18
Jewelry, 13, 200, 201
Language, 10
Laziness, 18
Marital customs, 14
Music, 18, 19
Physical characteristics, 10, 11
Religious outlook, 15
Treatment by plantation-owners, 16, 17
Unconquered tribes (Sublevados), 17, 18
Mayas, earliest mythical wanderings, 34, 35, 36
Later legendary history, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47
Mayapan, invasion of, 43, 46
Medallions recovered from Sacred Well, 133, 134, 137
Mérida, capital of Yucatan,
American Club, 9
Ball, 8
Carnival, 8
Description of, 6, 7, 8
Homes, 8, 9
Palace of Montejo, 9
Monoliths, 78, 79, 80
Montejo, Francisco de, 169, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175
Retreat from Chi-chen Itza, 70, 173, 174
Montejo the Younger, 174, 175, 176, 177
Montezuma, King of the Aztecs, 146, 147
Mortuary urns, 139
Murals, 80, 81, 82, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229
Music, native ancient, 21, 22
Music, native modern, 18, 19
Nahuatls, 43, 47
Nahuatl influence on Maya culture and art, 47, 64, 197, 211, 212, 217, 218
Names of persons indicated in murals and bas-reliefs, 232, 233
Nunnery, or La Casa de las Monjas, 52, 64 to 69, 227, 233
Padres, coming of, 176, 177
Phallic cult, 143, 144
Physical characteristics of ancient Mayas, 20
Physical characteristics of modern Mayas, 10, 11
Pigments used by ancient Mayas, 191, 192, 194, 195, 220
Plaster or stucco used in Maya buildings, 191
Pottery and potsherds, 107, 113, 119, 136, 138, 139, 244, 245, 246, 247, 257, 258, 259
Progreso, only seaport of Yucatan, 73, 74, 75
Relacion de las Cosas de Yucatan, the book by Diego de Landa, 19, 20
Rings recovered from Sacred Well, 130, 132, 137
Roads, ancient construction, 89, 90, 91
Location, 60, 61, 88, 90
Rock-crystal beads from High Priest’s Tomb, 247
Rubber finds in the Sacred Well, 110, 111, 112
Sabua skull, 115, 116
Sacca, an intoxicating drink, 245
Sacred Way, linking the Sacred Well and Temple of Kukul Can, 52, 53, 54, 55, 97 to 102
Sacred Well,
Diving operations in, 122 to 149
Dredging, 59, 103 to 122
Finds in, 107 to 149
Sacrifice of maidens, 53 to 55
Sacrificial knives recovered from Sacred Well, 136
San Isidro, Church of, 24
Sandals recovered from Sacred Well, 114
Sapote beams, 78
Scorpions, 240, 241
Semitic features of some ancient Mayan sculptures and murals, 35, 36, 83
Serpents, 95, 96, 182, 241, 242
Serpent balustrades and monoliths, 78, 79, 80, 238, 239
Skeletal remains in Tomb of the High Priest, 244, 245, 246, 247
Skeletons from Sacred Well, 114, 115, 116, 121
Snail-shell, or Caracol, 71, 72, 73
Sounding device for discovery of hidden cavities, 239, 240
Spiders, 257
Stairways, 74, 77, 78, 190, 238
Stelæ, 196, 214
Stephens, John L., American traveler and writer on Yucatan, 5
Stone point-work of ancient Mayas, 141, 142, 226, 234
Strong, Clean House, Red House or Chich-an Chob, 73, 74, 75
Sublevados, unconquered tribes, 17, 18
Tattooing in ancient times, 21
Temple of Columns, 86, 87
Temple of Cones, 86
Temple of Owls, 230
Temples in Chi-chen Itza,
Annexes, unnamed temples near Nunnery, 69, 70
Construction of, 189 to 197
Great Pyramid of Kukul Can, or El Castillo, 50, 51, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79
Iglesia or Church, 69, 70
House of the Writing in the Dark, Akab Tzib, 62, 63, 64
Nunnery, or La Casa de las Monjas, 52, 64 to 69, 227, 233
Red House, Strong Clean House, or Chich-an Chob, 73, 74, 75
Snail-shell or Caracol, 71, 72, 73
Temple of Bas-Reliefs, 81, 82, 219, 220, 221, 228, 229, 230
Temple of Columns, 86, 87
Temple of Cones, 86
Temple of Owls, 230
Tiger Temple, 79, 80, 81, 214, 215, 216
Unnamed Temples, 87
Tennis-court, or Gymnasium, 82, 83, 84, 85
Tiger Temple, 79, 80, 81, 214, 215, 216
Throwing-stick or hul-che, 108, 109, 110
Tomb of the High Priest, 75, 236 to 260
Tools used in construction of Maya buildings, 190 to 197
Totanacs, 215, 216, 217
Treatment of an ancient painted stone to restore its colors, and the story it tells, 230, 231, 232
Treatment of natives by plantation-owners, 16, 17
Tuxtla statuette, 37
Ulumil, chieftain of the Itzas, 43
Unconquered tribes (Sublevados), 17, 18
Unnamed Temples in Chi-chen Itza, 87
Uxmal, founding of, 43
Vase of alabaster-like substance from High Priest’s Tomb, 256, 257
Velasquez Diego, Governor of Cuba, 168, 171
Wasps, 182, 183
Wells or cenotes,
Chen ku (see Sacred Well)
General, 97, 98, 99
Tol-oc, 58, 59, 99, 100
X-Katum, 100
Yula, 101
Whipping-post, 16, 17
Wooden objects recovered from Sacred Well, 141, 142, 143, 144
Xtavantum, an intoxicating Maya beverage, 201
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