As part of our Centennial celebration, the Middle American Research Institute started a project to make some of its publications available in digital format at no cost. We start with Tribes and Temples by Frans Blom and Oliver La Farge, the Institute's first publication, which came out in 1926. Many of our early publications are out of print. However, some sections of these books may be available as reprints. If you are interested in purchasing a physical copy of M.A.R.I.’s books, visit our store.
Tribes and Temples
A narrative of the authors' expedition into Mesoamerica based on their daily journals. It includes a study by Blom of the geography and archaeology of the Maya area, and La Farge's description of the customs and language of the present-day Maya. Volume 1 takes them from New Orleans to Veracruz and the Mexican Gulf Coast, including the first account of the Olmec site of La Venta, and then through Chiapas and Palenque. Volume 2 starts in Chiapas and takes the authors through the Tzetzal area and into the Chuchuimatanes, Guatemala.
2 volumes; 551 pages; 374 figures
ISBN 0-939238-02-0
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