Science: Archaeology: Periods and Cultures: Mesoamerican: Maya: Page 3

The ruins of a Maya city have been discovered near a tributary of the Rio San Pedro in northern Guatemala.

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.

Provides details of research conducted in Chunchucmil, located in the northwest corner of the Yucatan Peninsula. Includes an overview of the project, its history, fieldwork opportunities, a bibliography, and contact details.

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.

Two photo collections of art from the classic period (400-800 CE), one of vases and the other of stellae at Copan, Honduras.

Features a photo gallery of Jeffrey Jay Foxx, ethnographic photographer. Includes a biography, a list of exhibitions and books, and related links.