Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations
Information on the writing systems, government and religions of the Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, and Aztec, by Kevin L. Callahan, University of Minnesota, with references and links. |
ANTH 506: Ancient American Civilizations: Mesoamerica
Lecture Notes from Kansas University. |
Archaeology of Mesoamerica
Syllabus and Reading List from course (AN 370) at Oakland University. |
Archeological Sites Mesoamerica
Joseph Sneed of the Colorado School of Mines provides information about selected archaeological sites relevant to a course on technology, environment and human adaptation in pre-european Mesoamerica. |
Aztec, Olmec and Mesoamerica Directory
Offers links categorized in five areas: art, daily life, maps, pictures, and research. |
Bibliografia Mesoamericana
Massive searchable bibliography created by The Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies and The Library of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. |
Debunking the Pyramids
The pyramids of Egypt and Mesoamerica are related, right? This paper dispells myths regarding hyperdiffusionism and the pyramids, focusing on the dissimilarities of Mesoamerican and Egyptian pyramids. |
Institute for Mesoamerican Studies
Non-profit institute studying the ancient and modern peoples and cultures of Mesoamerica. |
Maya Archaeology
Facts and artifacts relative to Mayan archaeology, prehispanic pyramid architecture, Latin America, Mesoamerica, featuring Olmec jade, stelae and sculpture at Copan, and showing how pre-Columbian art can be reproduced aided by new digital technology. |
Mesoamerica Web Ring by James Q. Jacobs
Photo galleries of Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Palenque, Izapa, stone sculptures and artifacts. Includes a Mesoamerican archaeoastronomy article. |
Mesoamerican Studies at Vienna University
Gives a definition and the characteristics and chronology of Mesoamerica culture, a bibliography and links. |
Mesoamerican Themes and Chaco Canyon
An essay with references by F. J. Mathien on archeological links between the native cultures of North and Central America. Part of a virtual conference on Chaco by the University of Colorado. |
MesoAmerican, South American and Caribbean Culture Area
A bibliography from the Smithsonian Institution, Anthropology Outreach Office. |
Mesoweb
A large collection of articles and resources on Mesoamerica and its cultures, primarily Maya, Aztec and Olmec, maintained by Joel Skidmore. Includes an illustrated encyclopedia of Mesoamerica. |
SAAweb - Publications
Publications of Society for American Archaeology including Latin American Antiquity, a quarterly journal devoted to the special reports on archaeology, prehistory, and ethnohistory. |
Search For the Lost Cave People
NOVA Online follows an international group of archaeologists into the Chiapas region of Mexico to search for the remains of the Zoque civilization that preceded the Maya. |
South and MesoAmerican Archeology
CyberPursuits lists related links. |
The Aztec, Maya and Inca Collections
A brief description of this section of the anthropology collections of the Field Museum, Chicago. |
The Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Fosters increased understanding of ancient Mesoamerican cultures. Photographic archives of Justin Kerr and the technical drawing archives of Linda Schele and John Montgomery. Grant information and bibliography. |
The Foundation of Latin American Anthropological Research
Provides information about archaeology, art and architecture of the ancient Maya and other pre-Columbian cultures; photographic archive; travel; book service; and photography and imaging. |
UCLA - AGSA Graduate Research - Aimee Preziosi
Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles, Xunantunich Archaeological Project in Belize. |
