Mesoamerican Maya
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Mundo Maya Online - Online version of Mundo Maya Magazine, specializing in the Maya culture. Available in English and Spanish. Detailed articles on archeological topics.
Archaeology of the ancient Mayan civilization of Mesoamerica - Introductory site to Maya culture and the major Mayan archaeological sites.
Building a Geographic Information System of Ancient Maya Settlement - Project by Walter R. T. Witschey and Clifford T. Brown, to study settlement patterns: includes research papers and maps.
European Association of Mayanists - Formed by young scholars searching for academic contacts. Links professionals, students and amateurs for conferences, information exchange, and workshops. Links, bibliography, publications, collection inventories, news, and conference information.
Foxx Archive - Features a photo gallery of Jeffrey Jay Foxx, ethnographic photographer. Includes a biography, a list of exhibitions and books, and related links.
Maya Archaeology - Facts and artifacts relative to Mayan archaeology, prehispanic pyramid architecture, Latin America, Mesoamerica, featuring Olmec jade, stelae and sculpture at Copan, and showing how pre-Columbian art can be reproduced aided by new digital technology.
Maya Architecture: Evolution, Structure and Diversity of a Civilization - Virtual exhibition on Maya architecture with information, photos, plans, and models.
Maya Art Pages - Two photo collections of art from the classic period (400-800 CE), one of vases and the other of stellae at Copan, Honduras.
Maya Motifs - Art featuring designs from the Tzolkin, the ritual calendar of the Maya.
Maya Ruins - Ken Goehring gives an illustrated history and tour of Mayan sites in chronological order. Prepared for the College of the Siskiyous.
Maya Ruins - Photographs and descriptions by Phil Konstantin. Includes Chichen Itza, Kabah, Uxmal, Labna, Xlapak, Sayil, Palenque, Xpujil, Becan and Museo de la Cultura Maya.
The Maya Ruins Page - Photos from Uxmal, Labna, Sayil, Chacmultun, Becan, Xpujil, Tikal, Xunantunich, Lamanai, Kohunlich, Chicanna, Edzna, and Dzibilnocac.
Maya Society of Minnesota - Offers monthly programs and lectures: includes newsletter, calendar of events, and links.
Mayan Civilization - Glenn Welker describes the locations and development of Maya civilization. Michael Lemonick gives a history of the related archeological research.
Mayan Collection - Photographs, rubbings, and illustrations, featuring rubbings of stelae from 1970-71 in Guatemala; views of monuments published in 1844 by Catherwood.
Mayan World - Bulletin board featuring an archive of contributed tourist photographs.
Mayavase.com - Precolumbian portfolio features a collection of artifacts and sites from the ancient Americas, and a database archive of rollout and still photographs of vases, plates, and bowls. Find hints and helps to search the database.
Vanderbilt Upper Pasion Archaeological Cave Survey - Mesoamerican cave archaeology forum, field notes, photos, and reports.
Intense Droughts Blamed for Mayan Collapse - From New Scientist, Mayan civilization collapsed following a series of intense droughts, suggests the most detailed climatic study to date. (March 13, 2003)
Muddy Mayan Mystery Made Clearer By Researchers Working In The Bajos - From ScienceDaily, University of Cincinnati professors found evidence of a major environmental transformation that helps to explain a puzzle that has stumped Maya scholars for decades. (July 24, 2002)
Studying the Archaeology of Performance Among the Ancient Maya - The project currently focuses on performance among the ancient Maya, with comparisons to other cultures and time periods increasingly included. (2001)
Tracking Maya Regional Organization - Using a community centered perspective to examine how rural Maya affected and were affected by political changes. (2001) Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.