Science: Archaeology: Periods and Cultures: Mesoamerican: Maya

Glenn Welker describes the locations and development of Maya civilization. Michael Lemonick gives a history of the related archeological research.

Photos from Uxmal, Labna, Sayil, Chacmultun, Becan, Xpujil, Tikal, Xunantunich, Lamanai, Kohunlich, Chicanna, Edzna, and Dzibilnocac.

Photographs, rubbings, and illustrations, featuring rubbings of stelae from 1970-71 in Guatemala; views of monuments published in 1844 by Catherwood.

Art featuring designs from the Tzolkin, the ritual calendar of the Maya.

Ken Goehring gives an illustrated history and tour of Mayan sites in chronological order. Prepared for the College of the Siskiyous.

Aimed at understanding the use of caves by the prehistoric Maya. Photographs and information on the caves.

Photographs and descriptions by Phil Konstantin. Includes Chichen Itza, Kabah, Uxmal, Labna, Xlapak, Sayil, Palenque, Xpujil, Becan and Museo de la Cultura Maya.

Offers monthly programs and lectures: includes newsletter, calendar of events, and links.

Project by Walter R. T. Witschey and Clifford T. Brown, to study settlement patterns: includes research papers and maps.

Bulletin board featuring an archive of contributed tourist photographs.

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.

Using a community centered perspective to examine how rural Maya affected and were affected by political changes.

The project currently focuses on performance among the ancient Maya, with comparisons to other cultures and time periods increasingly included.

Photos by John C. Mureiko.

An interdisciplinary research initiative into the prehistory and ecology of the Belize River Valley. Offers photographs of monuments, maps, field reports, publications, and contact details.

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.