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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