The sites to which especial reference will be made are the following: In the Usumacinta valley, Palenque, Piedras Negras and Menché; in the level country near the British Honduras border, Tikal, Naranjo and Seibal; on either side of the Guatemala-Honduras frontier, Quirigua and Copan; and in Yucatan Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Sayil and Tulum. Some allusion will also be made to remains in British Honduras, notably at Santa Rita, and to the district of Huehuetenango in western Guatemala.
Fig. 73.—Examples of Maya terraces and pyramids (buildings omitted).
- a-e. Most common forms.
- f. “El Castillo” at Chichen Itza.
- g. “Governor’s Palace,” Uxmal.
- h. “Temple of the Magician,” Uxmal.
- i. Ball-court temple, Chichen Itza.
(After Holmes)
Fig. 74.—Transverse section of a typical Yucatec building.
- a. Lower wall with doorway.
- b. Doorway.
- c. Wooden lintels.
- d. Communication doorway.
- e. Inner face of arch.
- f. Capstones of arch.
- g. Lower string-course.
- h. Decorated entablature.
- i. Upper string-course.
- j. Flying façade with ornament (sometimes added).
- k. Cornice of last.
- l. Roof-crest with ornament (sometimes substituted for j).
(After Holmes)
