MAYA RESOURCES

ONLINE MEDIA

Downloadables

Tales of the Maya Skies Educators Guide
This Guide is designed specifically to provide educators with the basic materials and information they need to prepare students for the show, and facilitate informed discussion after the show.
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Websites

Ancient Observatories
San Francisco's Exploratorium, "the museum of science, art, and human perception," provides an excellent resource for learning about Chich'en Itza.
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The Archaeology Channel
Explore the human cultural heritage through streaming media at the Archaeology Channel.
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A vast collection of artifacts from the Yucatan peninsula from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.

INAH
Mexican Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (National Institute of Anthropology and History) offers information on the archaeological, anthropological, and historical heritage of Mexico.
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Maya Adventure
The Science Museum of Minnesota presents Maya Adventure, a site that highlights science activities and information related to the ancient and modern Maya culture.
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Maya Archaeology
A site covering Mayan, Olmec, Teotihuacan art, architecture, deities and hieroglyphic writing.
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Maya Astronomy
A presentation of information from a meeting of the Cuyahoga Astronomical Association on Maya Astronomy.
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Maya Calendar
Information on the Maya calendar and mathematics.
This website has a Spanish-language mirror site.
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Maya Codices
Information on the four Maya codices, or manuscripts, known by the name of the city in which they are now located: Dresden, Paris, Madrid, and Grolier.
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Maya Exploration Center
Maya Exploration Center (MEC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of ancient Maya civilization.
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Maya Ruins
A photographic tour of Maya archaeological sites in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.
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Mundo Maya
Online magazine presents articles about Mayan culture and arts.
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National Geographic: Acoustics of the Temple of Kukulcan
A National Geographic news article discussing whether the pyramid Temple of Kukulcan was designed to chirp like a bird.
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Travel Yucatan
An information source for planning a visit to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
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UNAM
Mexican Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.
This website has an English-language mirror site.
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Unmasking the Maya: The Story of Sna Jtzi'bajom
Information on the modern Maya and the struggles faced by the Maya in the southern state of Chiapas presented by the Smithsonian Institute's Department of Anthropology.
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Yucatan Today is the leading tourist guide of Merida, Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula and was recently voted the best tourism website in all of Mexico!

OTHER MEDIA

Books

Author(s): Robert Sharer, Loa Traxler
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Date Published: October 10, 2005
ISBN: 0804748179

Author(s): Nelson Reed
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Date Published: July 23, 2001
ISBN: 0804740011

Videos

Author(s): Wgbh
Publisher: Wgbh Boston Video
Date Published: March 20, 2007
ASIN: B000MQ4WXI

Director(s): Roberto Rochín, Barrie Howells
Publisher: E-Realbiz.Com
Date Published: December 22, 1998
ASIN: 6305222428