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The Castillo is the main pyramid at the center of the Terminal Classic (800-1000 CE) site of Chichén Itzá in the center of Yucatan, Mexico. The balustrades along the sides of the stairways depict the Feathered Serpent Quetzalcoatl, also featured in…

Schaap expresses to Coulter that he has been interested in collecting fossils and stone tools for the past year and a half. Schaap also says "Some Englishman said that the badger was a good archaeologist, because in digging his burrow he so often…

Schaap explains that Professor Byhan of the Hamburg Anthropological Museum has flint artifacts that Mr. Lansing might be interested in. He also explains that Professor Byhan has many duplicates of North German artifacts and would be interested in…

Coulter addresses the June 11, 1935 letter, thanking Schaap for coordinating an exchange with Mr. Lansing. Coulter expresses that he has many duplicates of North American artifacts, and that he would be interested in exchanging artifacts with Schaap…

Coulter expresses interest in collecting artifacts from places where casual collectors struggle to collect artifacts. Coulter explains that artifacts can be difficult, if not impossible, to connect to individual Native American tribes. Coulter tells…

Schaap, who has recently started a business on the island of Java in Indonesia, references artifacts that he sent to Coulter via Mr. Thomas, who works in Honolulu and offered to mail them to Coulter. Schaap also says that Dr. van der Hoop of a local…

Schaap tells Coulter has he has taken pictures of 21 artifacts, and is sending these photos via plane. He discusses the 21 objects, and tells Coulter to send him a message by cable mail expressing whether Coulter would like to stop or continue the…

In response to Schaap's letter, Coulter sends him a cable telegram instructing him to continue purchasing interesting artifacts, but that the expenses are not to total more than $100.

Coulter informs Schaap that he has sent money to cover the purchasing and shipping costs for the artifacts he has collected on Coulter's behalf. He also tells Schaap that he has sent a "Mexican Clay Idol" for Dr. van der Hoop.

Coulter explains to Schaap that he has been speaking with the Museum of the American Indian and expressed no interest in the artifacts from Java. Coulter was also in contact with the American Museum of Natural History, but they expressed that they…