XO. 2 



SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, I918 



ANTIQUITIES OF THE GULF COAST OF MEXICO 



Several years ago (1904-1905) Dr. Fewkes made a preliminary 

 trip to the Mexican states, \'era Cruz and Tamaulipas, for the pur- 

 pose of tracing- the relationship of the Totonac and Huaxtec Indians 

 along" the Gulf coast to the mound builders in the United States, or 



1'"k;. 92. — l-ront view >>\ painted clay (Iriikiii^ 

 vessel with liollow handle. Temjxial. \'era Cnu 

 Courtesy of Drs. Adrian, Stauh, and Mr. Miiir. 



acrtjss the (juIi ot .Mexico to the ]ircliisloric inhahilaiUs ol I'orto 

 I'Jico and ( uha or (^hcr adjacent Antilles. A fair licginning \\a> then 

 made in tliis dirc^-tion and the rc-nlt-> wrw ]iul>lislH'd in llic T\\cnl\- 

 fifth .\nniial l\(.-])ort of tlu' I'.in-can of American l'.thiioloL;\ . Me 

 has again taken u\> tlu- jirohlcm, and tlir(inL;Ii thr kindness ol li'icnds 

 has collected .additional data In ariic' on tlic-^r onf^tions. 



