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[[A]] [[B]] [[C]] [[D]] [[E]] [[F]] [[G]] [[H]] [[I]]
[[J]] [[K]] [[L]] [[M]] [[N]] [[O]] [[P]] [[Q]] [[R]]
[[S]] [[T]] [[U]] [[V]] [[W]] [[Y]] [[Z]]
[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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