[6] If, however, we accept the date of 54. 9. 1. 0. 0. 0. in Quirigua as historical, as I was inclined to think when I wrote "Memoranda on the Maya Calendars used in the Books of Chilan Balam," the foundation of Quirigua would be anterior to all the dates which I have used in the above calculations. Such speculations may not be of great value, but if they excite enough interest to induce a more thorough investigation, they will not be absolutely useless. * * * * * Transcriber's note: In general every effort has been made to replicate the original text as faithfully as possible, including some instances of possible irregularities in the use of commas and periods in Mayan dates. End of Project Gutenberg's On the Age of Maya Ruins, by Charles P. Bowditch