Open Directory - Science: Social Sciences: Archaeology: Periods and Cultures: 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.
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 Ruins - Photographs and descriptions by Phil Konstantin. Includes Chichen Itza, Kabah, Uxmal, Labna, Xlapak, Sayil, Palenque, Xpujil, Becan and Museo de la Cultura Maya.
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.
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.
The Maya Ruins Page - Photos from Uxmal, Labna, Sayil, Chacmultun, Becan, Xpujil, Tikal, Xunantunich, Lamanai, Kohunlich, Chicanna, Edzna, and Dzibilnocac.
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)
Tracking Maya Regional Organization - Using a community centered perspective to examine how rural Maya affected and were affected by political changes. (January 01, 2001)
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. (January 01, 2001)

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Open Directory - Science: Social Sciences: Archaeology: Regional: North America: Mexico

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Maya@ (15)
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Bonmapak (4)
Monte Alban (9)
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Ancient Mexico Map - An interactive map of Mexico showing pre-Columbian archaeological sites. Plans and details of some sites.
Chichen Itza - Explore the ancient ruins of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula built by the Mayan Civilization.
Earliest Mesoamerican Human-duck Imagery from Cuauhtémoc, Chiapas - The Mesoamerican Formative period (1600 BCE - 300 CE) represents the time when agricultural dependence and sociopolitical complexity developed in the region for the first time.
Forgotten Baja - Archaeological sites in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Sources gathered by Inner Explorations include photographs of caves and a survey being carried out.
Huichol Indians of Mexico: The Real Treasure of the Sierra Madre - An article by Charmayne McGee for Planeta.com describing this fragile indigenous culture, a window open to the natural world of preColombian times.
Mayan Esteem Project - Archaeological site preservation project in Chilon. Provides photos of pyramids and other structures, information on funding proposals and completed survey work, and list of board members. [English/Spanish]
Old Mound May Lead to New Ideas About People 5,000 Years Ago - Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 5,000-year-old shell mound in southern Mexico.
Search For the Lost Cave People - NOVA Online follows an international group of archaeologists into the Chiapas region of Mexico to search for the remains of the Zoque civilization that preceded the Maya.
The "Y" Files - Information about colonial monuments in the Yucatan region including espadañas, murals, churches, and various archaeological sites. Includes photos and maps and offers guidebooks.
Early Villages Hhold the Key to War - From New Scientist, the advent of affluent village life with communities splitting into clans may have heralded the first wars, suggests archeological analysis of ancient Mexico. (September 15, 2003)
Field Museum Archaeologists Discover Tomb Under Zapotec Residential Complex In Oaxaca, Mexico - From ScienceDaily, a team of Field Museum archaeologists discovered a 1,500-year-old underground tomb while excavating a palace-like residence in Oaxaca. (August 23, 2003)
Investigating Chinampa Farming - Excellent preservation at CH-AZ-195 provides information on plant use and farming activities for the two hundred years of occupation. (January 01, 2000)
Cave Paintings of the Baja California Peninsula - An illustrated article by Mark Rose from Archaeology on the rock shelters painted c.600 years ago with animals and people - a World Heritage Site. (December 30, 1998)

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