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Mundo Maya Online
- Online version of Mundo Maya Magazine, specializing in the Maya culture.
Available in English and Spanish. Detailed articles on archeological topics. - Archaeology of the ancient Mayan civilization of Mesoamerica - Introductory site to Maya culture and the major Mayan archaeological sites.
- BRASS/El Pilar Program - An interdisciplinary research initiative into the prehistory and ecology of the Belize River Valley. Offers photographs of monuments, maps, field reports, publications, and contact details.
- Building a Geographic Information System of Ancient Maya Settlement - Project by Walter R. T. Witschey and Clifford T. Brown, to study settlement patterns: includes research papers and maps.
- Chichen Itza - Explore the ancient ruins of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula built by the Mayan Civilization.
- The Cihuatán Archaelogical Project - Ongoing archaeological dig at a large, yet little-known, site in El Salvador.
- European Association of Mayanists - Formed by young scholars searching for academic contacts. Links professionals, students and amateurs for conferences, information exchange, and workshops. Links, bibliography, publications, collection inventories, news, and conference information.
- Maya Archaeological Sites in Yucatan - Information from Chichen Itza, Uxmal, and Dzibilchaltun. Includes location, photos, history, and services.
- Maya Architecture: Evolution, Structure and Diversity of a Civilization - Virtual exhibition on the evolution, structure and diversity of Maya architecture in English, French and Spanish featuring photos, plans and models.
- Maya Motifs - Art featuring designs from the Tzolkin, the ritual calendar of the Maya.
- Maya Ruins - Ken Goehring gives an illustrated history and tour of Mayan sites in chronological order. Prepared for the College of the Siskiyous.
- Maya Ruins - Photographs and descriptions by Phil Konstantin. Includes Chichen Itza, Kabah, Uxmal, Labna, Xlapak, Sayil, Palenque, Xpujil, Becan and Museo de la Cultura Maya.
- The Maya Ruins Page - Photos from Uxmal, Labna, Sayil, Chacmultun, Becan, Xpujil, Tikal, Xunantunich, Lamanai, Kohunlich, Chicanna, Edzna, and Dzibilnocac.
- Maya Society of Minnesota - Offers monthly programs and lectures: includes newsletter, calendar of events, and links.
- Mayan Artifacts at Center of Dispute - From the Miami Herald, more than two dozen artifacts said to be valuable Mayan pieces buried with the dead are the focus of a legal dispute 1,000 years later
- Mayan Civilization - Glenn Welker describes the locations and development of Maya civilization. Michael Lemonick gives a history of the related archeological research.
- Mayan Collection - Photographs, rubbings, and illustrations, featuring rubbings of stelae from 1970-71 in Guatemala; views of monuments published in 1844 by Catherwood.
- Mayan Photo Adventures - Photos by John C. Mureiko.
- Mayan Ruins and Unexplained Acoustics - Discussion of various acoustical oddities of the Great Ballcourt and the Castillo at Chichen Itza and the pyramids at Palenque.
- Mayan World - Bulletin board featuring an archive of contributed tourist photographs.
- Rabbit in the Moon: Mayan Glyphs and Architecture - Mayan hieroglyphic writing, language, and calendar; includes syllabary and Yucatec sound files.
- Western Belize Regional Cave Project - Aimed at understanding the use of caves by the prehistoric Maya. Photographs and information on the caves.
- Yaxuná Archaeology Project - Provides maps, movies, images, reports and articles presenting the urban site of Yaxuná, Mexico.
- Intense Droughts Blamed for Mayan Collapse - From New Scientist, Mayan civilization collapsed following a series of intense droughts, suggests the most detailed climatic study to date. (March 13, 2003)
- Muddy Mayan Mystery Made Clearer By Researchers Working In The Bajos - From ScienceDaily, University of Cincinnati professors found evidence of a major environmental transformation that helps to explain a puzzle that has stumped Maya scholars for decades. (July 24, 2002)
- Studying the Archaeology of Performance Among the Ancient Maya - The project currently focuses on performance among the ancient Maya, with comparisons to other cultures and time periods increasingly included. (2001)
- Tracking Maya Regional Organization - Using a community centered perspective to examine how rural Maya affected and were affected by political changes. (2001)