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Pre-Columbian Web and Database Resources
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MAYA
Web
Resources:
 uHieroglyphs
and History at Copan Includes: Copán in the Decipherment of
Maya Hieroglyphic Writing and Copán's Dynastic History
Maya
History on Ambergris and Surrounding Area Maya Sites in
Belize,
Early History of Belize, Glyphs, Timeline, Maya History of the
island and more.
Mesoamerican Photo
Archives View galleries of photographs of archaeological sites
and museums in Mexico.
The Maya
Civilization La Civilizacion Maya Then & Now “An overview of
the country's history which shows what the rest of the world was up
to as Mexico evolved…also divided Mexico's history into several
smaller categories”
Civilizations in America: The Maya Includes information about
Mayan history, economy and religion.
The Maya
Astronomy Page Provides information about Mayan mathematics,
calendar, writing, astronomy and more.
Museo
Popol Vuh Pictures, Guatemala City
Cities of the Ancient Maya A personal site that provides
images from Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Kabah, Labna, Savil, Xlapak and
Tulum.
Database Resources:
Note to off-campus
users: To access the articles listed below, log in to
EBSCO
from another window, return to this page and click on the article
titles.
The owl, shield, and flint blade
By: Schele, L., Natural History, 1991 1101,
Vol. 100, Issue 11
The
Mayan Zeros
By: McNeill,
Sheila A., Mathematics Teacher, 2001 1001, Vol. 94, Issue 7
The
Margarita Tomb at Copan, Honduras: A Research Update
By: Bell, Ellen
E., Expedition, 2000 1101, Vol. 42, Issue 3
Geographical diffusion and calendrics in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
By: Malmstrom, Vincent H., Geographical Review,
1992 0401, Vol. 82, Issue 2
America's ancient mariners
By: Andrews, A., Natural History, 1991 1001,
Vol. 100, Issue 10
*The
Rise and Fall of Maya Civilization ---
note: select "Full Page Image" to
view
By: Crist, Raymond E., American Journal of
Economics & Sociology, 1980 0101, Vol. 39, Issue 1
Evolution of Maya polities in the ancient Mesoamerican system
By: Cioffi-Revilla, Claudio, International
Studies Quarterly, 1999 1201, Vol. 43, Issue 4
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Web Resources:
The Aztec Calendar
Teotihuacan
The City of the Gods Provides information about the ancient
city including introductory pages, maps, a chronology and excavation
reports.
Pages from Dr. Michael Smith, an
archaeologist specializing in the study of the Aztecs of central
Mexico, that focus on Aztec social and economic organization:
Tlahuica Culture Home Page
Excavations at the Aztec City of Yautepec
Excavations at the Aztec Rural Sites, Cuexcomate and Capilco
Aztec Calendar Wheels, Central America, 1000 BCE Provides
brief information about tzolkin.
From the Nahuatl section of The
Azteca Web Page:
Social
Organization
Place
Names
Literature
Books,
Documents and Writing
Physical Appearance
Cosmetics &
Hygiene
War
Tha Aztec
Calendar Math and Design
Aztec
Account of the Conquest of Mexico
Database Resources:
Note to off-campus
users: To access the articles listed below, log in to
EBSCO
from another window, return to this page and click on the article
titles.
Girling the girl and boying the boy: The production of adulthood in
ancient Mesoamerica
By: Joyce,
Rosemary A., World Archaeology, 2000 0201, Vol. 31, Issue 3
Aztec Human Sacrifice as Expiation
By: Graulich,
Michel, History of Religions, 2000 0501, Vol. 39, Issue 4
How
Aztecs Played Their Rubber Matches
By: Stokstad,
Erik, Science, 1999 0618, Vol. 284, Issue 5422
The
first American valentine: Nahua courtship and other aspects of
family structuring in Mesoamerica
By: Schroeder,
Susan, Journal of Family History, 1998 1001, Vol. 23, Issue 4
Flopsy, mopsy, and tipsy
By: Anawalt,
Patricia Rieff, Natural History, 1997 0401, Vol. 106, Issue 3
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Web Resources:
Moche
Provides brief information about the Moche including art and the decline of the
civilization.
The Moche
Provides links to sites, artifacts, textiles,
burials and more
La Cultura Moche
Links to:
Conceptos
Básicos,
Viviendas
Moche,
Mitografia,
Escudos y armas,
Musica
y Danza,
"Arte
Expresivo ",
Murales,
Huaca de La Luna,
Cao
Viejo (El Brujo),
Sacerdotisa
Moche,
Pañamarca,
South American Civilizations: The Moche and Inca
Includes: Introduction, The
Moche, The Inca, Machu Picchu, The Fall of the Inca
Database Resources:
Note to off-campus
users: To access the article listed below, log in to
EBSCO
from another window, return to this page and click on the article
title.
Metallic
Reflections
By:
Quilter, Jeffrey, Science, 1998 11 06, Vol.
282, Issue 5391
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Web Resources:
The Inca Trail and Machu
Picchu
Is a virtual tour of the Inca
trail leading to the city of Machu Picchu.
The
Archaeology of the Inca Provides
interactive views of Winay Wayna. (Includes link to download
Picture Zoom Viewer.)
Inca
Spot A colorful page that includes
information about Incan communication methods, art and the city of
Cuzco (Qosqo).
Civilizations
in America: Incas Provides a brief
overview of the Incan civilization.
Capture
of an Inca King: Francisco Pizarro (Pizarro sends for Atahualpa)
From the Narrative of the Conquest of Peru, by
Francisco de Xeres (Secretary to Pizarro), 1530-34, provides a
version of the capture of Atahualpa.
Incan
Agriculture
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PRE-COLUMBIAN:
General Resources
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Web Resources:
Peru Image Collection
Provides illustrations of artifacts
dating from 6000 B.C. to 1532 A.D. Links include: Pre-Columbian Textiles,
Pre-Columbian Metal Objects, Pre-Columbian Ceramics,
Pre-Columbian Lithics (Stone), Pre-Columbian Perishable Remains, Pre-Columbian Human
Remains, Colonial Ethnological Objects
Pre-Columbian
Sacrifices
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