Science: Archaeology: Periods and Cultures: Mesoamerican: Maya: Sites and Monuments

Includes history, and information about York University classes.

Includes photos, and information about David Pendergast, who excavated the site.

Provides archives in Mayan culture, geography, and architecture from the University of Idaho.

Pictorial account of the expedition to photograph the southernmost rise of Venus, which occurs once every eight years.

Large, ongoing Maya archaeological site in Belize, Central America.

Travel information, including photos and description of archaeological sites.

Excerpts from Teobert Maler's journal and photos of his expedition to Tikal in 1895.

Description of ruins and recovered treasures. Includes maps, photos, and a cultural history of the Mayan people.

A collection of photos from the Mayan archaeological site of Tikal in the Peten jungle of Guatemala.

Aims to make available online the archive of the Museum's archaeological investigation (1956-1970) of the ancient Maya site of Tikal, Guatemala.

Guide and information about the ruins. Includes links, photos and travel guide.

Photo gallery: sells high-resolution images; displays freely re-usable medium-resolution images.

Report of research at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Tourist guide including sites and local businesses.

Includes a multimedia tour of the ruins, the museum, and the visitor center.

National Geographic's virtual tour of a Mayan necropolis. Interactive timeline and plan with clickable index.

Includes video clips [RealVideo and QuickTime].

Notice of declaration as a World Heritage site.

Photo gallery with notes for tourists.

Describes a project at Yale University to document, reconstruct and study the ancient murals.

Includes medium-resolution photographs; sells high-resolution images.

Includes downloadable high-resolution images [requires Virtus Player].

Article describing interpretations of the murals.

From BBC, excavations in northern Guatemala revealed a city that played a key part in the conflicts and society of the Mayan people.

Slide show, available in English, German, or Spanish, for museums, libraries, and schools on how archaeologists find the tombs of ancient Maya kings beneath the pyramid-temples. Lecture is based on Nicholas Hellmuth's discovery.