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...

Explore the ancient Mayan city of Uxmal.

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.

Three caves containing pre-Columbian artifacts, murals, and hieroglyphs are documented in this report. Also of interest is commentary on the reports of modern Ch'ol Mayans with regard to ancient belief and current religious belief.

John Montgomery's Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs is a unique reference to the hieroglyphic writing of the ancient Maya that presents over 1,200 hieroglyphs or glyph compounds. Each entry includes the hieroglyph, phonetic transcription,...

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.

Discusses the Maya system of astronomy and their calendar.

Discusses the Maya system of hieroglyphic writing. It was viewed by Spanish invaders as the work of the devil and most of the written materials were destroyed under the orders of a Spanish priest whose goal was to convert the Mayans to...

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

This site from the Encyclopedia Mythica gives a rather brief biography of Itzamna. The site speaks of how he became the founder of the Mayan Culture.

Basic information about the Mayan base-twenty number system.