Publications of the University Museum on Middle America

American Collections The Ancient Civilizations of Middle America

By: J. Alden Mason

Originally Published in 1943

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Information on and prices of the following publications will gladly be sent on request to the Secretary. Those preceded by an asterisk are out of print. The references to figures are to those in this handbook.

SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS:
Painted Maya Pottery in the Museum and Other Collections. Albums of full-size reproductions in color. Parts I and II, 25 plates each, 1925-1928. Part III, 16 plates, 1943. (Figures 22-24)
Catalog of Casts, Photographs and Publications. (Figures 7, 18, 21)

ANTHROPOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS:
The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel. G. B. Gordon. Vol. V, 1913.
The Hills and the Corn. Robert Burkitt. Vol. VIII, No. 2, 1920.

THE MUSEUM JOURNAL:
A Trip to Chichen Itza. G. B. Gordon. Vol. II, No. I, 1910.
The Fiesta of the Pinole at Azqueltán. J. A. Mason. Vol. III, No. 3, 1912.
Guatemala Myths. G. B. Gordon. Vol. VI, No. 3, 1915.
Sucaneb. G. B. Gordon. Vol. VI, No. 4, 1915.
Native American Art. G. B. Gordon. Vol. IX, No. I, 1918. (Figures 18, 21)
The Trail of the Golden Dragon. G. B. Gordon. Vol. IX, No. I, 1918.
The Hils and the Corn. Robert Burkitt. Vol. IX, Nos. 3-4, 1918
The Ulua Marble Vases. G. B. Gordon. Vol. XII, No. I, 1921. (Figure 18)
A Journey in Northern Guatemala. Robert Burkitt. Vol. XV, No. 2, 1924.
*Additions to the American Section. J. A. Mason. Vol. XVII, No. 3, 1926. (Figures 5, 12)
*Native American Jades. J. A. Mason. Vol. XVIII, No. I, 1927. (Figures 10, 19, 27)
*Mirrors of Ancient America. J. A. Mason. Vol. XVIII, No. 2, 1927.
What We Know About the Maya. J. A. Mason. Vol. VXIII, No. 4, 1927. (Figures 22, 24; Pages 2, 3)
Some Unusual Spearthrowers of Ancient America. J. A. Mason. Vol. XIX, No. 3, 1928.
Turquoise Mosaics from Northern Mexico. J. A. Mason. Vol. XX, No. 2, 1929. (Figure 9)
Zapotec Funerary Urns from Mexico. J. A. Mason. Vol. XX, No. 2, 1929. (Figures 25, 26)
Excavations at Chocola, and Explorations in the Highlands of Western Guatemala. Robert Burkitt. Vol. XXI No. I, 1930.
*An Aerial Expedition to Central America. P. C. Madeira, Jr. Vol. XXII, No. 2, 1931.
*Dress and Decoration of the Maya Old Empire. Mary Butler. Vol. XXII, No. 2, 1931.

THE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM BULLETIN:
A New Mexican Mask. Vol. I , No. I , 1930.
The Chama Vase. Vol. I, No. 2, 1930. (Figure 22)
An Unusual Stela in Guatemala. Vol. 2, No. 2, 1930.
An Air Survey in Central America. Vol. 2, No. 2, 1930.
The Air Survey in Central America. Vol. 2, No. 3, 1931.
Totonacan Stone Mask and Head. Vol. 2, No. 5, 1931.
A Maya Carved Stone Lintel from Guatemala. Vol. 3, No. I, 1931. (Figure 20)
Jade Ornaments from Piedras Negras. Vol. 4, No. 2, 1933.
Stela 12 from Piedras Negras. Vol. 4, No. 4, 1933. (Figure 21)
A Remarkable Throne from Guatemala. Vol. 4, No. 4, 1933. (Figure 16)
The Piedras Negras Expedition. Vol. 4, No. 5, 1933.
Guatemala Textiles. Vol. 5, No. I, 1934. (Figure 39)
A Stucco Head from Guatemala. Vol. 5, No. I, 1934. (Page I)
A Stela from Piedras Negras. Vol. 5, No. 2, 1934. (Figure 21)
A Pottery Vessel from Mexico. Vol. 5, No. 3, 1934.
Gold in Ancient America. Vol. 5, No. 4, 1935.
A Maya Pottery Vase. Vol. 5, No. 6, 1935. (Figure 24)
The Expedition to Piedras Negras. Vol. 5, No. 6. 1935.
*The Black Rocks. Vol. 6, No. I, 1935.
Mexican and Mayan Sweat-Baths. Vol. 6, No. 2, 1935.
Lintel 3 Restored … and Why. Vol. 6. No. 4, 1936. (Figure 20)
A Mexican Effigy Pipe. Vol. 6, No. 4, 1936. (Figure 7)
Archaeological Work in Durango During March, 1936. Vol. 6, No. 4, 1936.
The Sixth Piedras Negras Expedition. Vol. 6, No. 5, 1936.
Thrones at Piedras Negras. Vol. 7, No. I, 1937.
Güetar Art in Stone. Vol. 7, No. 3, 1939. (Figure 32)
Evolution of a Maya Temple, Part I. Vol. 7, No. 4. 1939.
Evolution of a Maya Temple, Part II. Vol. 8, Nos. 2-3, 1940.
Another Piedras Negras Stela. Vol. 8, Nos. 2-3, 1940.
Ivory and Resin Figurines from Coclé. Vol. 8, No. 4, 1940. (Figure 35)
Two Maya Bowls-A Problem in Reconstruction. Vol. 9, No. 4, 1942.

BULLETIN OF THE FREE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND ART:
The Pillars of Ben (Chiapas). D. G. Brinton. Vol. I, No. I, 1897.
The Kabal or Potter’s Wheel of Yucatan. H. C. Mercer. Vol. I, No. 2, 1897.

TRANSACTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY, FREE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND ART:
*Chronological Sequence in the Maya Ruins of Central America. G. B. Gordon. Vol. I, Parts I and 2, 1904.
The Serpent Motive in the Ancient Art of Central America and Mexico. G. B. Gordon. Vol. I. Part 3, 1905.
Some Notes on Xochicalco. Adela Breton. Vol. II, Part I, 1906.

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Mason, J. Alden. "Publications of the University Museum on Middle America." Museum Bulletin X, no. 1-2 (June, 1943): 60-61. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.penn.museum/sites/bulletin/2532/


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