SOME WEBSITES ON MESOAMERICAN CULTURES:
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SOME MESOAMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY-RELATED WWW SITES Following are a few interesting WWW sites that relate to the archaeology of Middle America – Mesoamerica. This list is by no means exhaustive, but gives some sense of what kinds of sites can be found on "The Net." Note that things do not remain on the WWW for ever! Links to a number of these sites can be found on various websites. If you look one up and find it is gone, chances are that it, or a newer incarnation of it, has been given a new WWW address. Browse through the internet navigation links below to learn more about the fascinating Maya and other indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica. Some of the older websites are still worth looking at. Newer websites are marked with NEW! .
"Happy hunting" for WWW sites and ˇBuen provecho! ógicas (Revista de estudiantes de arqueología en México – Journal of the Students of Archaeology in Mexico (in Spanish) <http://www.morgan.iia.unam.mx/usr/Actualidades/Index.html>, accessed July 3, 2008.NEW! -- Auburn University Montgomery Carnegie Explorer -- "Explore the geography and archaeology of the ancient Maya at AUM" -- This website is a source for most of the archaeological maps created by the Carnegie Institution of Washington early in the 20th century. Maps can be selected from a menu and downloaded as PDF files. This is a wonderful site and its home site is available at <http://geomaps.aum.edu/>. Karl Ruppert and John H. Denison of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, D.C. published several of the maps and details featured on the AUM Carnegie Explorer in 1943. Publication 543 of the Carnegie Institution entitled “Archaeological Reconnaissance in Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Peten” contained maps, sketches, architectural detail and photographs collected at 28 ancient Maya sites located in Campeche, Mexico and northern Guatemala. The report presents results from four expeditions launched by the Division of Historical Research of the Carnegie Institution of Washington from 1932 to 1938. Publication 543 Interactive Map." This site was accessed August 1, 2009. California State Los Angeles – Mesoamerican Art, Web Resources (This is a pretty good website with lots of links. I would be careful of some, such as the Crystalinks ones [pretty superficial and used Aztec pyramids as examples of Olmec ones!]) <http://instructional1.calstatela.edu/bevans/mesoamerican/webresourcespage.html>, accessed July 3, 2008. DAAC Study: Mayan Mysteries -- Site devoted to some recent climatic and environmental concerns for the Maya region by the NASA Global Hydrauligy Resource Center <http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Maya/>. El Pilar Belize Website <http://www.marc.ucsb.edu/elpilar/>. NEW! -- Exploring the Early Americas features selections from the more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress. It provides insight into indigenous cultures, the drama of the encounters between Native Americans and European explorers and settlers, and the pivotal changes caused by the meeting of the American and European worlds. . . . The Pre-Contact America Online Exhibit section deals principally with the pre-contact cultures of Mesoamerica, a territory that includes most of the modern countries of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras, and El Salvador. It can be found at <http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/earlyamericas/online/precontact/>, accessed August 1, 2009. NEW! -- Índices de la revista Estudios de Cultura Maya -- The journal, Estudios de Cultural Maya is one of a number of highly-regarded publications on the Maya. This website allows you to look at the indexes of the journal and download PDF files. Articles are in Spanish and it can be found at: <http://www.filologicas.unam.mx/indices/estculmay32.htm>, accessed August 1, 2009. Foundation for Mesoamerican Studies (FAMSI) (Great information for scholars and aficionados -- FAMSI was "created in 1993 to foster increased understanding of ancient Mesoamerican cultures. The Foundation aims to assist and promote qualified scholars who might otherwise be unable to undertake or complete their programs of research and synthesis. Projects in the following disciplines are urged to apply: anthropology, archaeology, art history, epigraphy, ethnography, ethnohistory, linguistics, and related fields.") Hach Winik (Lacondón Maya Website) -- <http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/3134/>. Kaxil Kiuic: Preservation through Education and Research -- Hamline’s Ancient and Modern Maya of Yucatan students visited this impressive archaeological site and had a glimpse of its future potential. Check it out! Note, it is both an archaeological site as well as a bio-reserve (see the accompanying, Kiuic: The Helen Moyers Biocultural Reserve as well) -- <http://www.kiuic.org/>. Lords of the Earth website – http://www.mayalords.org/ – Not terribly academic, but has a lot of interesting things on the Maya, Aztec, Mixtec, etc. NEW! -- MayaMaps, found within the Maya Exploration Center website, is a collection of maps is for educational use only. Maps can be selected and downloaded as PDF files. Source information is provided with each map when available. The site can be found at <http://www.mayaexploration.org/maps.php#aguteca>, accessed July 7, 2009. The Maya Civilization - La Civilización Maya: Cities of the Maya -- This is an image intensive page by Luis Dumois – lots of photographs and internal links. Available online <www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/ldumois/maya/ldmayacity.html>. The Maya Ruins Page (This site has a clickable map and lots of photos.) -- <http://mayaruins.com/>. Mesoamerican Archaeology WWW Page (a wealth of links!) The Ceren Web Resource, Joya del Ceren, Archaeological site, El Salvador Met Timeline | Mesoamerica and Central America Map, 1000 B.C.-1 A.D. Mike Ruggeri's Maya Archaeology News and Links (A fantastic site to look at for lots of pictures of numerous Maya sites! – a "MUST SEE" site!) -- <community-2.webtv.net/Topiltzin-2091/MIkeRuggerisMaya/>. The Mostly Maya and Pre-columbian Links Lists (This is a pretty comprehensive list and includes a number of non-Maya ones toward the bottom.) -- <http://www.mostlymaya.com/Otherlinks.html>. Palenque -- Welcome to Mexico's Palenque. This website, presented by the Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute, Merle Greene Robertson and Mesoweb, hosts the official homepage of a current archaeological dig at this classic Maya site. Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute (PARI) ("The primary purpose of the Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute is to support and carry on research and exploration of Mesoamerican civilizations, their art, archaeology and glyphic texts, as well as research concerning the tropical environment and its ancient monuments.") Pre-Columbian Society at the University of Pennsylvania Museum Science Museum of Minnesota Photo Archive <http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/ma/teacher.html>. Studying the Archaeology of Performance among the Ancient Maya -- This website by Julia L. J. Sanchez presents what may be a new subdiscipline, “archaeomusicology” Welcome to EcoTurismo Yucatan Ecotourism Tours -- YUCATAN Peninsula Maya Ecology Tourism - MEXICO (If you want to go on your own to Yucatan, this is a great website to look at!) -- <http://www.ecoyuc.com/>. WWW.MAYAWEB.NL Culture and History of the Ancient and Modern Maya – website by Dr. Sebastiaan Roeling (Netherlands) – http://home.planet.nl/~roeli049/enghome1.htm – There is also a "Download" option on the menu where you can get both the Chilam Balam of Chumayel (Ralph Roys) and the Popul Vuh (the Delia Goetz and Sylvanus Griswold Morley translation). These can be found at: http://home.planet.nl/~roeli049/freebook.htm |
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