Resumen

SELLEN, Adam T.  y  LOWE, Lynneth S.. Las antiguas colecciones arqueológicas de Yucatán en el Museo Americano de Historia Natural. Estud. cult. maya [online]. 2009, vol.33, pp.51-71. ISSN 0185-2574.

Our research on the history of Yucatec collections that are now in the American Museum of Natural History in New York allows us to outline a general profile of the intellectual interests and some of the first explorations in the region. The information associated with the archaeological objects that are today held in this museum speak of the early archaeological work carried out by well known explorers such as Charnay, Stephens, Le Plongeon or Maler, and also by lesser-known players such as the local collectors. Together, these proto-archaeologists focused their efforts on constructing knowledge of the ancient Maya civilization through material evidence.

Palabras llave : collections; antiquities; Yucatan; history of archaeology; Maya culture.