488908 Augustus Le Plongeon at Chichen Itza, 1875 (b/w photo) by Le Plongeon, Alice Dixon (1851-1910); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Chichen Itza was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya civilization in Mexico. Augustus Le Plongeon (1825-1908) excavated part of the site during the 1870s, forming many dispproven theories about the links between the Mayan Civilisation and both Ancient Egyptian civilisation and the beginnings of Freemasonry. The statue or altar figurine in this photograph is one that was excavated by Le Plongeon for which he coined the phrase "Chaacmol".); 穢 Archives Charmet; English, out of copyright.