of Agriculture. The greater amount of this data has been 
obtained from the States of Tabasco, Veracruz, Chiapas, 
Oaxaca, Guerrero, Morelos, Tlaxcala and Puebla. It is 
included in this section in its proper place. 
A point of special interest is the fact that not until 
this period is reached does the method of maize storage 
in the extensive area inhabited by the Mayan groups 
become known. This condition may be the result of the 
following factors: a) the lack of stimulus in this area to 
develop permanent granaries due to the possibility of 
obtaining more than one harvest of maize during the 
year and of replacing a shortage of maize with sweet 
potatoes and cassava, b) a lack of remains due to the 
perishable nature of the structures built for storage, and 
c) the tendency of archaeologists to concentrate their 
attention on the more spectacular elements of the Mayan 
civilization. 
A. Permanent Hacienda Granaries 
1. Cylindrical masonry structure. Eizi Matuda (in 
correspondence) writes that in the coffee Finca area of 
southern Chiapas large permanent granaries are neces- 
sary to store the supply of maize required to supply the 
needs of the large Indian population hired during the 
coffee harvest. ‘These granaries consist of cylindrical 
structures made of mortar and stone. Usually a suitable 
slope is cut away leaving two terraces. The granary, 
having dimensions of 1.5 to 2 meters in diameter and 5 
to 6 meters in height, is built against the intermediate 
wall of the terraces. This location facilitates introduction 
of the grain through an opening at the upper level and 
removal through a door located at the lower level or 
terrace. 
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