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THE CARNEGIE MAYA

THE CARNEGIE MAYA
The Carnegie Institution of Washington
Maya Research Program, 1913–1957
compiled and with an introduction by
John M. Weeks and Jane A. Hill
U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S O F C O L O R A D O
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The Carnegie Maya : the Carnegie Institution of Washington Maya research program, 1913–1957 / John M. Weeks and Jane Hill,
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1. Carnegie Institution of Washington. Dept. of Archaeology—History. 2. Mayas—Mexico—Yucatan (State)—Antiquities.
3. Mayas—Central America—Antiquities. 4. Anthropological expeditions—Mexico—Yucatan (State)—History. 5. Anthropologi-
cal expeditions—Central America—History. 6. Archaeological expeditions—Mexico—Yucatan (State)—History. 7. Archaeological
expeditions—Central America—History. 8. Yucatan (Mexico : State)—Antiquities. 9. Central America—Antiquities. I. Weeks,
John M. II. Hill, Jane A. III. Carnegie Institution of Washington.
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Designed and typeset by Daniel Pratt
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T H E C A R N E G I E M A Y A
Contents
List of Figures xv
List of Tables xvii
Preface 1
Introduction 3
Maya Studies Before the Carnegie Institution of Washington 4
Carnegie Institution of Washington Begins the Study of the Maya 7
Assessment of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Maya Program 18
Organization of the Volume 21
1.0. ADMINISTRATIVE 27
1.1. S. G. Morley, Archaeological Research at the Ruins of Chichén Itzá, 1913 27
1.2. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1914 40
1.3. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1915 41
1.4. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1916 44
1.5. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1917 46
1.6. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1918 49
1.7. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1919 53
1.8. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1920 54
1.9. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1921 57
1.10. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1922 60
1.11. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1923 65
1.12. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1924 68
1.13. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1925 70
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1.14. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1927 73
1.15. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1928 79
1.16. S. G. Morley, Archaeology, 1929 83
1.17. S. G. Morley, Report on the General Status of Middle American Archaeological Research, 1929 84
1.18. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1930 86
1.19. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1931 104
1.20. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1932 106
1.21. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1933 108
1.22. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1934 110
1.23. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1934 111
1.24. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1935 113
1.25. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1936 114
1.26. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1937 117
1.27. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1938 117
1.28. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1939 120
1.29. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1940 124
1.30. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1941 126
1.31. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1942 128
1.32. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1943 130
1.33. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1944 130
1.34. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1945 132
1.35. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1946 134
1.36. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1947 137
1.37. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1948 140
1.38. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1949 143
1.39. A. V. Kidder, Division of Historical Research, 1950 146
1.40. H.E.D. Pollock, Department of Archaeology, 1951 148
1.41. H.E.D. Pollock, Department of Archaeology, 1952 153
1.42. H.E.D. Pollock, Department of Archaeology, 1953 159
1.43. H.E.D. Pollock, Department of Archaeology, 1954 164
1.44. H.E.D. Pollock, Department of Archaeology, 1955 167
1.45. H.E.D. Pollock, Department of Archaeology, 1956 170
1.46. H.E.D. Pollock, Department of Archaeology, 1957 172
1.47. H.E.D. Pollock, Department of Archaeology, 1958 175
2.0. ART AND ARCHITECTURE 187
2.1. H.E.D. Pollock, Architectural Problems in the Maya Field, 1931 187
2.2. A. V. Kidder, Architectural-Ceramic Survey, 1932 189
2.3. H.E.D. Pollock, Architectural Survey, 1936 190
2.4. H.E.D. Pollock, Architectural Survey, 1937 192
2.5. H.E.D. Pollock, Architectural Survey of Yucatán, 1940 193
2.6. H.E.D. Pollock, Architectural Survey of Yucatán, 1946 195
2.7. H.E.D. Pollock, Architectural Survey of Yucatán, 1948 195
2.8. F. B. Richardson, Study of Maya Sculpture, 1938 196
2.9. T. Proskouriakoff, A Study of Maya Sculpture, 1946 198
2.10. T. Proskouriakoff, Maya Sculpture, 1947 199
2.11. T. Proskouriakoff, Middle American Art, 1950 200
2.12. T. Proskouriakoff, Art and Artifacts, 1958 201
3.0. ENVIRONMENT 203
3.1. F. W. Gaige, Research in the Biology of the Maya Area conducted by the Museum of Zoology of
University of Michigan in cooperation with Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1931 203
3.2. A. V. Kidder, Geographical Research in Guatemala, 1932 205
3.3. C. L. Lundell and L. C. Stuart, Botanical-Herpetological Survey, 1933 209
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3.4. R. A. Emerson, and J. H. Kempton, Agronomic Investigations in Yucatán, 1935 209
3.5. J. H. Kempton, and W. Popenoe, Maize Investigations, 1936 212
3.6. G. W. Collins, J. H. Kempton, R. Stadelman [1], Maize Investigations, 1937 213
3.7. C. L. Lundell, The 1938 Botanical Expedition to Yucatán and Quintana Roo, 1938 214
3.8. R. Stadelman, Maize Investigation, 1938 217
3.9. K. Bryan, Soils and Climatic Chronology in Guatemala, 1945 218
3.10. J. A. Hester, Jr. Agriculture, Economy and Population Densities of the Ancient Maya, 1952 219
3.11. J. A. Hester, Jr., Agriculture, Economy, and Population Densities of the Maya, 1953 222
3.12. J. A. Hester, Jr., Maya Agriculture, 1954 224
4.0. CERAMICS 227
4.1. H. B. Roberts, Problems in the Study of Maya Ceramics, 1931 227
4.2. H. B. Roberts, Ceramic Research, 1933 229
4.3. H. B. Roberts, Ceramics, 1935 229
4.4. A. O. Shepard, Ceramic Technology, 1937 231
4.5. A. O. Shepard, Ceramic Technology, 1938 231
4.6. A. V. Kidder, Ceramic Technology, 1939 232
4.7. G. W. Brainerd, Study of Yucatecan Pottery, 1940 233
4.8. A. O. Shepard, Ceramic Technology, 1940 236
4.9. A. O. Shepard, Ceramic Technology, 1941 238
4.10. G. W. Brainerd, Yucatán: Pottery, 1942 239
4.11. A. O. Shepard, Ceramic Technology, 1942 242
4.12. A. O. Shepard, Ceramic Technology, 1943 243
4.13. A. O. Shepard, Ceramic Technology, 1944 243
4.14. A. O. Shepard, Ceramic Technology, 1946 244
4.15. A. O. Shepard, Ceramic Technology, 1947 246
4.16. R. H. Thompson, Ceramic Studies, 1950 248
4.17. R. H. Thompson, Yucatán, 1951 248
4.18. A. O. Shepard, Ceramic Technology, 1951 250
4.19. A. O. Shepard, Ceramic Technology, 1952 252
4.20. R. H. Thompson, Modern Pottery of Yucatán, 1952 254
4.21. R. E. Smith, Ceramic Studies in Yucatán, 1958 255
4.22. A. O. Shepard, Ceramic Technology, 1958 256
5.0. TEXTILES 259
5.1. L. M. O’Neale, Guatemala Textile Investigations, 1936 259
6.0. HIEROGLYPHIC WRITING 261
6.1. S. G. Morley, and J.E.S. Thompson, Hieroglyphic Research, 1933 261
6.2. S. G. Morley, Hieroglyphic Research, 1943 262
6.3. S. G. Morley, and J.E.S. Thompson, Reconnaissance in Mexico and Guatemala, 1944 263
6.4. J.E.S. Thompson, Hieroglyphic Research, 1944 264
6.5. S. G. Morley, Hieroglyphic and Historical Research, 1945 265
6.6. J.E.S. Thompson, Hieroglyphic Research, 1945 266
6.7. S. G. Morley, Hieroglyphic Research, 1946 267
6.8. J.E.S. Thompson, Hieroglyphic Research, 1946 268
6.9. S. G. Morley, Yucatán, Guatemala, Honduras, 1947 269
6.10. J.E.S. Thompson, Hieroglyphic Research, 1947 270
6.11. J.E.S. Thompson, Hieroglyphic Research, 1951 271
6.12. J.E.S. Thompson, Hieroglyphic Research, 1953 272
7.0. LINGUISTICS 273
7.1. M. J. Andrade, Linguistic Research in the Maya Field, 1931 273
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7.2. M. J. Andrade, Linguistic Investigations, 1932 275
7.3. M. J. Andrade, Linguistic Investigations, 1933 277
7.4. M. J. Andrade, Linguistic Investigations, 1934 277
7.5. M. J. Andrade, Linguistic Investigations, 1935 279
7.6. M. J. Andrade, Linguistic Investigations, 1936 280
7.7. M. J. Andrade, Linguistic Research, 1937 282
7.8. N. A. McQuown, Linguistic Research, 1947 282
7.9. N. A. McQuown, Linguistic Research, 1948 284
7.10. N. A. McQuown, Linguistic Research, 1949 285
8.0. ETHNOGRAPHY 287
8.1. R. Redfield, Sociological Investigation; Yucatán, 1931 287
8.2. R. Redfield, Ethnological Research, 1932 288
8.3. R. Redfield, Sociological Study, 1933 290
8.4. R. Redfield, A. T. Hansen, and A. Villa Rojas, Sociological Study, 1934 293
8.5. R. Redfield, S. Tax, and A. Villa Rojas, Ethnological and Sociological Research, 1935 293
8.6. R. Redfield, S. Tax, A. T. Hansen, and A. Villa Rojas, Ethnological and Sociological
Research, 1936 295
8.7. R. Redfield, S. Tax, A. T. Hansen, and A. Villa Rojas, Ethnological and Sociological
Research, 1937 298
8.8. M. J. Andrade, S. Tax, A. T. Hansen, and A. Villa Rojas, Ethnological, Sociological, and
Linguistic Research, 1938 299
8.9. A. V. Kidder, Sociology and Linguistics, 1939 301
8.10. R. Redfield, S. Tax, and A. Villa Rojas, Sociology and Linguistics, 1940 304
8.11. R. Redfield, S. Tax, and A. Villa Rojas, Social Anthropology and Linguistics, 1941 305
8.12. R. Redfield, S. Tax, and A. Villa Rojas, Social Anthropology and Linguistics, 1942 307
8.13. R. Redfield and Associates, Social Anthropology, 1943 308
8.14. R. Redfield, S. Tax, and Associates, Social Anthropology, 1944 310
8.15. R. Redfield and Associates, Social Anthropological Research, 1945 311
8.16. R. Redfield and Associates, Social Anthropological Research, 1946 314
8.17. R. Wauchope, House-Type Studies in Yucatán, 1934 315
8.18. R. Wauchope, House-Type Studies in Guatemala, 1935 316
9.0. ETHNOHISTORY 319
9.1. F. V. Scholes, History of Yucatán, 1931 319
9.2. R. L. Roys, Books of Chilam Balam and Their Translation, 1931 321
9.3. A. V. Kidder, Historical Research, 1932 322
9.4. R. L. Roys, Family Histories in Yucatán, 1933 323
9.5. F. V. Scholes, History of Yucatán Project, 1933 324
9.6. S. G. Morley, History of the Xiu Family, 1934 328
9.7. R. L. Roys, Researches in Maya Life in the Sixteenth Century, 1934 328
9.8. F. V. Scholes, History of the Yucatán Project, 1934 330
9.9. F. V. Scholes, History of the Yucatán Project, 1935 331
9.10. R. L. Roys, Study of Maya Colonial Documents, 1935 332
9.11. A. Pogo, Maya Astronomy, 1935 334
9.12. R. L. Roys, Study of Maya Colonial Documents, 1936 335
9.13. F. V. Scholes, History of Yucatán, 1936 336
9.14. A. V. Kidder, History of Yucatán, 1937 337
9.15. R. L. Roys, Study of Maya Colonial Documents, 1937 338
9.16. A. V. Kidder, History of Yucatán, 1938 339
9.17. A. V. Kidder, History of Yucatán, 1939 341
9.18. F. V. Scholes, R. S. Chamberlain, and R. L. Roys, History of Yucatán, 1940 344
9.19. F. V. Scholes, Post-Columbian History, 1941 346
9.20. F. V. Scholes, and R. L. Roys, History of the Maya Area, 1942 347