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Archaeological Institute of America, Papers, Number Eleven 1910. Booklet, paper covers 12 pp. Reprint from the American Journal of Archaeology, Second Series. Journal of the Archaeological Institute of American, Vol. XIV (1910), No. 2. This printing is also a 1910 printing.
In good condition. Gray paper covers with black lettering on front have a few small nicks and tears and light creasing along the edges. Covers and pages are browned with age but otherwise unmarked. Front cover has very light soiling as well. Binding tight (staple bound). NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Sylvanus Griswold Morley (1883 - 1948) was an American archaeologist, epigrapher, and Mayanist scholar who is best known for his extensive work on Maya civilization. Morley played a significant role in the exploration, excavation, and study of Maya sites, particularly in Central America. His work was instrumental in advancing the understanding of Maya hieroglyphic writing and calendar systems. In this paper, Morley addresses a significant problem for early Mayanists - that of correlating the calendars, linear and cyclical, with the modern Western (Gregorian, Christian) calendrical instrument Scholars- especially Morley - attemped to establish a chronology of Maya civilization. From his first years in the field, Morley spent much of his timeworking out the dates on the Maya monuments specifically to investigate these "when" questions. In this paper, Morley rejects two correlations proposed by his colleages, Bowditch and Seler, and instead proposes his own correlation.