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Softpedia: Maya: The Apocalypto Civilization
Some basic information about Mayan civilization studnets can use as an introduction to research.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: The Classes of the Maya Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple choice quiz over the Mayan social classes, and then check your answers for review after answering the questions.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Common Visions, Common Voices
This lesson plan gives students a chance to explore the art and literature of Indians, Africans, Mayans, and Native Americans. Provides plenty of links to photo examples, and lesson extension ideas.
California State University
Hux 576 Key Periods and Movements, Art: Ancient Maya
Mayan art is mixed in with general information in this two-page article.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: The Glyphic Corpus From Ek' Balam (2002)
Offers translations of hieroglyphs, and therefore history, of the Mayan dynasties and rulers at Ek' Balum in Yucatan, Mexico.
Other
Arte Maya Tz'utuhil
This web-site, available in both Spanish and English, is based on the presentation of contemporary Mayan artists of Guatemala. With information and images this is a great contemporary Mayan art resource.
Other
The Maya Calendar: A Converter
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.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Reading Maya Hieroglyphs
Part of a larger site from PBS on Mayan culture, this page refers specifically to the Mayan form of writing through hieroglyphs.
Yale University
Yale: Popular Mexican Arts
This unit on Mexican art comes with four lesson plans, art activities, a bibliography, video suggestions, and web links.
EL Education
El Education: Meet the Maya
After researching ancient and contemporary Mayan culture, students each write and illustrate a page to add to a class alphabet book.
Other
Maya Stories
This site has a collection of Maya stories and myths which can be used as primary sources.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Unmasking the Maya: Story of Sna Jtz'ibajom
This Smithsonian website looks at the Maya of today in the Chiapas region of Mexico with a brief overview of their history.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Realities of Looting in El Peten, Guatamala (1996)
Study investigates the reasons and problems related to looting in areas of archaeological importance.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Cancuen Regional Archaeological Project (2000)
Preliminary study indicates temple pyramids were built when natural mountains were not present in the geography of the area. Text is available in Spanish.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Chichen Itza:the Palace of the Sculptured Columns (1996)
Color images of the Palace of Sculptured Columns at Chichen Itza and the Osario (High Priest's Grave).
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Foothill Settlement and Urban Planning at Copan (2000)
Preliminary study found indications of human offering.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Architectural Development of Structure at Nakbe, Peten
Study investigates the sequence in construction of building at Nakbe, Peten, Guatemala. Details include dimensions of steps and structures.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Proyecto Santa Barbara, Yucatan, Mx (2001)
Structures documented indicate Puuc style architecture.
Other
Care: Virtual Field Trips Archive; Guatemala Ii
Accompany a group of CARE youth ambassadors to Guatemala; learn about Guatemala, Mayan culture and CARE projects that this group was able to work on in the fight against poverty.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encylopedia Mythica: Folktales From Many Lands
Read a Mayan folktale about how the sun and moon were created, a Russian tale about how a farm boy becomes a prince, a Scandinavian tale about how Winter captured Spring, or a Blackfoot Indian story about learning from buffalo. More than...
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet: Guatemala History
Lonely Planet presents a history of Guatemala from which we explore the country from cities of the ancient Mayas, the arrival of the Spaniards and the culture of today.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: 2001 Study of Labna Kiuic Archaeological Project
Goals of this study are to investigate reasons for the abandonment of the region, settlement patterns, and political organization of the Puuc region.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Mythology, Movement/ Drama Unit for 5th Gr
This site is a drama unit for fifth graders created by the Yale New Haven Teachers Institute. The site provides plenty of background information, a bibliography, and much more.