VIII.
Mayas [70]-82
The first wave of migration, [70]—Traces of Mayas in Yucatan, [70]—A great empire, [71]—Nachan, the town of serpents, [72]; its ruins discovered, [72]—Palace at Palenque, [72]—Lofty chambers and strange bas-reliefs, [73]—The Temple of the Cross, [74]—An emblem of Christian faith, [75]—Meaning of the tablets, [75]—Chichen-Itza, [76]—A religious centre, [77]—Paintings and bas-reliefs, [78]—Chaak Mool, the tiger-chief, [78]—The beautiful Kinich, [78]—Tomb of Chaak Mool, [78]—Paved roads of Yucatan, [79]—Votan and Zamna, [80]—Mayan legends, [80]—Weapons and armor, [81]—War with the Toltecs, [82].