Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history; (1904) (14598048288)

Identifier: mexicancentralam28bowd (find matches)
Title: Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history;
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Bowditch, Charles P(ickering), 1842- (from old catalog) ed Seler, Eduard, 1849-1922 Förstemann, Ernst Wilhelm, 1822-1906 Schellhas, Paul, 1859- (from old catalog) Sapper, Karl Theodor, 1866- (from old catalog) Dieseldorff, Erwin P. (from old catalog) Wesselhoeft, Selma, (from old catalog) tr Parker, Alberta M., (from old catalog) tr Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
Subjects: Maya calendar Calendar
Publisher: Washington, Gov't print. off.
Contributing Library: Internet Archive
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kutzcab and another runs by Avay of Chun-chintok to Iturbide or to Tzibalchen and Campeche. (4) A bridlepath leads from Bacalar to Petcacab, and thence through populatedterritory, by way of Chunox, to Santa Cruz la Grande and Chanquec.Foot paths, but seldom used, lead from the district of Santa Cruz tothe neighboring inhabited regions. The topography of the peninsulaof Yucatan, apart from that of the seacoast, is still very defective, andtherefore I hope that the modest, approximate corrections presentedby nry sketch map, which is intended only for general orientation,will not be deemed quite without value. TWO VASES FROM OHAMA BY _E. :p. dieseldorff, eduard seler, AND E. FORSTEMANN 635 CONTENTS PageA pottery vase with figure painting, from a grave in Chama, by E. P. Dies- eldorff, with remarks by Doctor Schellhas ■ 639 The vase of Chama, by E. Forstemann 647 The vase of Chama, by Eduard Seler 651 A clay vessel with a picture of a vampire-headed deity, by E. P. Dieseldorff _ 665 637
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fe* K CO ^ < Z o zC3 COLUQ A POTTERY VASE WITH FIGURE TAINTING,FROM A GRAVE IN CHAMA By E. P. Dieseldorff A notable discovery has recently been made in the Chama valley,known to us through Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft fur Anthro-pologic for 1893, pages 375 and 548. In the excavation of the north-western temple mound of the upper plaza on the left bank of theSalta river a grave formed of stones was discovered, nearly 8 feetbelow the surface, containing several pottery vessels, the most im-portant of which I borrowed for a short time in order to make theaccompanying drawing (plate xlviii). The original is now in theUnited States, where it probably figures as one of the chief ornamentsof some drawing-room. When I first began my excavations in Chama, in 1892, I began toexplore the hill in question, but was forced to abandon work becausethe owner forbade further search, in the belief that the articles foundwere of great money value. I observed then that, just as in the northe