Sure the ancient Mayan civilization had an advanced calendar and mathematical system, but did you know that they also played a great team sport like basketball? Invite your learners to discover the great ballcourt at Chichen Itza and...

Gives a short but concise summary of the Mayan civilization along with a timeline and pictures. Can serve as a good introduction to the Mayans. Map of the region is also available.

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

This resource presents an overview of the Mayan city of Palenque, including a biographical sketch on some of the rulers.

Read a PDF file offering great detail and pictures of the excavation of the Chan Chich Archaeological Project.

Archaeological fieldwork focuses on severity and timing of factors that led to the collapse of Mayan culture.

Details Teotihuacan, Cholula, and Monte Alban as the foremost Mayan centers. Be sure to see the timeline that places developments in Mesoamerica with developments in other parts of the world.

Explore the ancient Mayan city of Uxmal.

A look at the geology and topography of El Paraiso valley and its influence on communication, passage and trade. Report also considers architecture and "Mayanization" of area.

Discusses the Maya system of astronomy and their calendar.

This page from the California State University entitled, "Who else in the world was prepared to discover and seek the fortunes of the seas?" describes ships built by these civilizations and explains their reasoning for not joining the...