- 1Preface
- 2Introduction
- 3Plate I
- 4History of European Contact
- 5Plate II
- 6Plate III
- 7Languages
- 8Ethnology
- 9Plate IV
- 10Plate V
- 11Physical Types
- 12Chapter I — The Archaic Horizon
- 13Plate VI — Invention of Agriculture
- 14Archaic Figurines
- 15Ancient Customs
- 16Archaic Pottery
- 17Stone Sculptures of the Archaic Period
- 18Plate IX
- 19Extensions of the Archaic Horizon
- 20Plate X. Widely Distributed Female Figurines
- 21Summary
- 22Plate XI — Plate XII — Plate XIII — Chapter II — The Mayan Civiliza…
- 23Plate XV — Fig. 20. Groundplans of Yaxchilan Temples
- 24Plate XVI
- 25Plate XVII
- 26Massive Sculptural Art
- 27Plate XVIII
- 28The Serpent in Mayan Art
- 29The Human Figure
- 30Design, Composition, and Perspective
- 31Plate XIX
- 32The Mayan Pantheon
- 33Plate XX
- 34How Mayan History Has Been Recovered
- 35Sequences in Art
- 36Plate XXI. Development in Style of Carving at Copan
- 37Books of Chilam Balam
- 38The Mayan Time Counts
- 39Elements of the Day Count
- 40Permutation Table — The Conventional Year
- 41Plate XXII
- 42The Calendar Round
- 43Mayan Numbers
- 44Plate XXIII
- 45The Long Count
- 46Dates of Dedication
- 47Hieroglyphs
- 48Codices
- 49Plate XXIV
- 50Plate XXV
- 51Correlation With Christian Chronology
- 52The Mayan Eras
- 53Astronomical Checks on the Correlation
- 54Astronomical Observatories
- 55The True Year
- 56The Lunar Calendar
- 57Venus Calendar
- 58Summary of Mayan History — Protohistoric Period
- 59Early Period
- 60Middle Period
- 61Great Period
- 62Transition Period
- 63Period of the League of Mayapan
- 64Period of Mexican Influence
- 65Modern Period
- 66Plate XXVI — Chapter III — The Middle Civilizations
- 67Plate XXVII
- 68Plate XXVIII. Zapotecan Art
- 69Plate XXIX
- 70Mitla
- 71Totonacan Culture
- 72Plate XXX
- 73Plate XXXI
- 74The Toltecs
- 75Quetzalcoatl and the Toltec Era
- 76Plate XXXII
- 77Plate XXXIII. Two Views of the Principal Pyramid in the Citadel at…
- 78Xochicalco
- 79Tula
- 80Cholula
- 81Plate XXXIV
- 82The Frontier Cities of the Northwest
- 83Plate XXXV
- 84Santa Lucia Cozumalhualpa
- 85The Chorotegan Culture
- 86Plate XXXVI
- 87Isthmian Gold Work
- 88Plate XXXVII
- 89Plate XXXVIII — Chapter IV — The Aztecs
- 90Mayas and Aztecs Compared to Greeks and Romans
- 91Plate XXXIX
- 92The Chichimecas
- 93Aztecan History
- 94Plate XL
- 95Social Organization
- 96Plate XLI
- 97The Tecpan or Temple Enclosure Plate XLII
- 98Plate XLIII
- 99Stone of Tizoc
- 100Plate XLIV
- 101Coatlicue
- 102Mexican Writing
- 103Plate XLVI
- 104Plate XLVII
- 105Conceptions of the Universe
- 106Ceremonies
- 107Poetry and Music
- 108Minor Aztecan Arts
- 109The Tarascans
- 110Southern Mexico
- 111Aztecan Influence in Central America
- 112A Cross-Section of New World History
- 113Food Plants Cultivated by American Indians
- 114Important Economic Contributions of American Indians
- 115Diagram of American Chronology
- 116Bibliography
- 117Anthropological Handbooks and Guide Leaflets
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