Note 22 — Chapter II

Holmes, "Areas of American Culture" (in AA, new series, xvi, 1914) gives a chart of North America showing five culture areas for Mexico and Central America, in general corresponding to the grouping here made. The American Indian of Wissler, the Ancient Civilizations of Spinden, the Manuel of Beuchat and the Mexican Archaeology of Joyce follow approximately the same lines. E. G. Tarayre's "Report" in Archives de la commission scientifique du Mexique, iii (Paris, 1867) contains "Notes ethnographiques sur les régions mexicaines." For linguistic divisions the standard works are Orozco y Berra [b], Nicolás León [a], and especially Thomas and Swanton, Indian Languages of Mexico and Central America (44 BBE); cf. Mechling [b]. Contemporary ethnography is described in Lumholtz [a], [b], [c], in McGee, and in Starr [a], [b].