Students are introduced to the ancient Mayan civilization through their writings. They explore a social studies focus on the destruction of many Mayan writings by the Spanish and what archaeologists have learned from the writings that...

Learn about the art of the ancient Maya of central America and the Yucatan penincula in this overview and image gallery with individual artwork descriptions.

Explore the world of Mayan weaving with this colorful site! Provides photos of this ancient art, as well as links to more information on symbols, weaving techniques, materials, and more.

Check out this site to discover more about the Ancient Maya culture. An article and video are provided. [2:19]

This site has a large collection of free videos featuring various archaeology sites all over the world.

Describes the religious practices followed by the Maya, including human sacrifice, a ritual that horrified the Spanish explorers.

Kids learn about the ancient civilizations of the Americas including the Aztecs, Maya, and Inca Empires.

Gives the Mayan days and months. In addition, a Java Applet is included which will convert any date (Gregorian calendar) to its corresponding Mayan date.

This site explains the mathematical system of the Mayans. It gives the represenation they used for numbers and how they did addition and subtraction.