MAYA "I 



THE CALENDAR FOR A YEAR. 



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year bearers, was the system followed. If these poiuts cai* be demon- 

 strated, the calendar system of the codices will be settled beyond dis- 

 pute, and another link connecting this ancient script with the Mayas 

 will be furnished. 



As the demonstration of these points depends chiefly on the series 

 running through plates 46-50 of the Dresden codex, in which the 

 months are introduced, thus fixing absolutely the dates, there is 



Table 5. 

 The MONTH!?, Days, and Numerals for one Year. 



inserted in table 6 a continuous series of days running through the eight 

 years and two months covered by one line of the series above mentioned 

 — that is, one line commencing with the left column of plate 46 and 

 ending with the right column of plate 50. This is given because it will 

 require considerable study and familiarity with this complicated system 

 to follow^ the discussion, if table 3 (page 21) alone is used, though it 

 will be necessary to refer to that table to understand some of the state- 

 ments ffiven below. 



