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The Ancient Maya on scholastic.com
Transport students back in time to the world of the ancient Maya, whose great empire in the Yucatán Peninsula endured from 2500 B.C. – 1550 A.D.

Mayan Kids on mayankids.com
Learn about the people, places, and beliefs of the Maya people.  Play interactive online games like Catch a Color, Word Puzzles, and the Match Game.

Interactive Map on mayaruins.com
Click on cities and towns to learn about their history, the meaning of their names, and to see photos of these beautiful lands.

 

Websites for Everyone

Decode Stela 3 on pbs.org
A series of Maya hieroglyphs may look like just so many pretty pictures or symbols to you. But they actually say something, of course, as Mayanists have known for some time...

Maya Quiz on nationalgeographic.com
Test your knowledge of the ancient Maya in this interactive quiz.

Lords of Creation on mesoweb.com
Learn about the Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship.

Spanish to Maya Dictionary on aulex.org
Translate Spanish to Maya with this online dictionary.

Maya Art and Archaeology on popolvuh.ufm.edu.gt
The Popol Vuh Museum offers the visitor a unique exploration of the history of Guatemala, illustrated with one of the best collections of pre-Columbian and colonial art...

Ancient Observatories: Live from Chichen Itza on exploratorium.edu
Webcast of the celebration of Spring equinox in Chichén Itzá, in the state of Yucatán, Mexico.

 

Suggested Reading

Book by Robert Sharer and Loa TraxlerThe Ancient Maya, 6th Edition by Robert Sharer and Loa Traxler

Paperback: 931 pages
Publisher: Stanford University Press; 6 edition (October 10, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0804748179
ISBN-13: 978-0804748179

 

Book by Allan J. ChristensonArt and Society in a Highland Maya Community: The Altarpiece of Santiago Atitlán (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)  by Allan J. Christenson

Paperback: 260 pages
Publisher: University of Texas Press; 1 edition (December 15, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0292712421
ISBN-13: 978-0292712423

 

Book by Michael D. CoeThe Maya, Seventh Edition (Ancient Peoples and Places) by Michael D. Coe

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson; 7 edition (March 30, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0500285055
ISBN-13: 978-0500285053

  

  

Book by John F. Harris and Stephen K. StearnsUnderstanding Maya Inscriptions: A Hieroglyph Handbook by John F. Harris and Stephen K. Stearns

Paperback: 247 pages
Publisher: University Museum Pub Seum of Archaeology a; 2 Sub edition (May 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0924171413
ISBN-13: 978-0924171413

  

Book by Simon Martin and Nikolai GrubeChronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens, Second Edition by Simon Martin and Nikolai Grube

Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson; 2 edition (April 28, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0500287260
ISBN-13: 978-0500287262