Cranium From Progreso, Yucatan.

The article presents an in-depth description and examination of a human skull found on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and which came into the possession of the American Antiquarian Society in 1883. Details are given illustrating the characteristics of the specimen, noting particularly its misshaped forehead due to the customs of the Maya civilization. Accounts are provided listing the original location of the item, the environment in which it was uncovered, and the remarks of the archaeologists who excavated it.