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T. A. Willard
  • Agriculture in Yucatan, 6
  • Aguilar, GerÓnimo de, first of the Spanish conquerors, 166, 167, 170
  • Akab Tzib, or House of the Writing in the Dark, 62, 63, 64
  • Alphabet of Landa for employing Maya glyphs to denote Spanish letters, 41, 42
  • Alvarado, JosÉ, Silver King of Mexico, 235
  • Ancient cities, condition of at time of Spanish Conquest, 43, 44
  • Animal figures and carvings recovered from Sacred Well, 135, 137
  • Annexes, unnamed temples near Nunnery, 69, 70
  • Arches, Maya, 195
  • Atlantean figures, 78, 79, 85, 86
  • Atlantis theory of Mayan ethnology, 36
  • Bal-che, an ancient intoxicating beverage, 115, 137, 244
  • Balustrades with serpent motif, 77, 78, 80, 238
  • Bas-reliefs and full-relief works, 79, 80, 81, 82, 219, 220, 221, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 32, 233, 234
  • Bas-Reliefs, Temple of, 81, 82, 219, 220, 221, 228, 229, 230
  • Beams, sapote, 78
  • Bells of copper from High Priest’s Tomb, 246
  • Bells of copper and gold recovered from Sacred Well, 131, 132
  • Boa-constrictors, 95, 96, 182, 241, 242
  • Bolshevism among natives, 17
  • Bowls and disks of gold recovered from Sacred Well, 133, 134
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  • Gymnasium, or Tennis-court, 82, 83, 84, 85
  • Henequen, from which rope and twine are made, 6
  • Hieroglyphs, 41, 42, 213, 214
  • Homes, ancient Maya, 20, 21
  • Homes, modern Maya, 15, 16
  • Homes in MÉrida, 8, 9
  • House of the Writing in the Dark, Akab Tzib, 62, 63, 64
  • Hul-che, or throwing-stick, 108, 109, 110
  • Humor, Maya sense of, 18
  • Iglesia, or Church, 69, 70
  • “Incidents of Travel in Yucatan,” by John L. Stephens, 5
  • Itzamna, mythical founder of race, 34
  • Jade, value (compared with gold) to ancient Mayas, 146, 147
  • Jade from High Priest’s Tomb, 247, 249, 257
  • Jade recovered from Sacred Well, 130, 141, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148
  • Jewelry, modern Mayan, 13, 200, 201
  • Knives, sacrificial, recovered from Sacred Well, 136
  • Kukul Can, hero deity of the Itzas, 34, 46, 50, 217, 260
  • La Casa de las Monjas, or the Nunnery, 52, 64 to 69, 227, 233
  • Lance poles and other wooden objects recovered from Sacred Well, 141, 142, 143
  • Landa Alphabet for employing Maya glyphs to denote Spanish letters, 41
  • Landa, Diego de, 19
  • Legends,
  • Itzamna, 34
  • Ix-lol Nicte, 150 to 163
  • Kukul Can, 34
  • La flor de Calentura, 24 to 31
  • Lorelei, 198 to , 245, 246, 247, 257, 258, 259
  • Progreso, only seaport of Yucatan, 73, 74, 75
  • Relacion de las Cosas de Yucatan, the book by Diego de Landa, 19, 20
  • Rings recovered from Sacred Well, 130, 132, 137
  • Roads, ancient construction, 89, 90, 91
  • Location, 60, 61, 88, 90
  • Rock-crystal beads from High Priest’s Tomb, 247
  • Rubber finds in the Sacred Well, 110, 111, 112
  • Sabua skull, 115, 116
  • Sacca, an intoxicating drink, 245
  • Sacred Way, linking the Sacred Well and Temple of Kukul Can, 52, 53, 54, 55, 97 to 102
  • Sacred Well,
  • Diving operations in, 122 to 149
  • Dredging, 59, 103 to 122
  • Finds in, 107 to 149
  • Sacrifice of maidens, 53 to 55
  • Sacrificial knives recovered from Sacred Well, 136
  • San Isidro, Church of, 24
  • Sandals recovered from Sacred Well, 114
  • Sapote beams, 78
  • Scorpions, 240, 241
  • Semitic features of some ancient Mayan sculptures and murals, 35, 36, 83
  • Serpents, 95, 96, 182, 241, 242
  • Serpent balustrades and monoliths, 78, 79, 80, 238, 239
  • Skeletal remains in Tomb of the High Priest, 244, 245, 246, 247
  • Skeletons from Sacred Well, [1] The suffix “el” added to any Maya word denotes action. In the glyph sign this often was indicated by adding the wing of a bird to the main hieroglyph; therefore “Mayanel” was an active woman, hence very clever.—Author.

[2] In an article written for “Harper’s Magazine,” by Mr. Edward Huntington, reference is made to the Jewish cast of features of the modern Mayas, and I have often noticed the similarity. One prominent writer on Yucatan considers the possibility of Jewish origin for the Mayas as being the most substantial of the several theories I have mentioned.—Author.

[3] Peten: “Something surrounding an island.”

[4] “The Four Winds” is a Maya expression.

[5] The Spanish Conquerors, as will be seen from this description, were not previously familiar with rubber.

[6] A katun is a little less than twenty years.

[7] The protecting serpent does not necessarily indicate that the invaders were Mayas or believers in the cult of Kukul Can; it merely points out the “big man” or leader.

[8] By “archers” Landa doubtless meant fighting-men armed with the hul-che.

[9] Several sacrificial knives were found in the Sacred Well.

[10] Shown on page 39.

Transcriber’s Notes:
  • Blank pages have been removed.
  • Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
  • There are several references to illustrations that do not exist in the source, these are marked as “[missing]”.




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