Mesoamerican Periods and Cultures Archaeology

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• - Non-profit institute studying the ancient and modern peoples and cultures of Mesoamerica.
  
• - Conducts, supports, and publishes research in the anthropology, and especially the archaeology of Mexico and Central America.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - D.K. Jordan's provisional chronology designed to accompany Michael D. Coe's books The Maya (1999) and Mexico (1994), on which it is largely based.
  
• - Features its origin and history, articles, archives, and poetry about this pre-Columbian civilization. [English and Dutch]
  
• - 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.
  
• - Syllabus and Reading List from course (AN 370) at Oakland University.
  
• - A brief description of this section of the anthropology collections of the Field Museum, Chicago.
  
• - A bibliography from the Smithsonian Institution, Anthropology Outreach Office.
  
• - Offers links categorized in five areas: art, daily life, maps, pictures, and research.
  
• - Gives a definition and the characteristics and chronology of Mesoamerica culture, a bibliography and links.
  
• - Recent studies have recognized numerous distinctive elements in indigenous narratives, which appear to varying degrees in the hybrid accounts of the Colonial period. The defining characteristic of these sources is the different nature of Mesoamerican time
  
• - 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.
  
• - Web list open to all persons interested in Pre-Columbian cultures, whether amateurs or professionals.
  
• - Features a gallery of photographs by David R. Hixson, a graduate student in Tulane University's Department of Anthropology.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Photo galleries of Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Palenque, Izapa, stone sculptures and artifacts. Includes a Mesoamerican archaeoastronomy article.
  
• - Publication features news and studies on Mesoamerica.
  
• - On this Web site you can find collected scholarly files, links, resources, software and reports relevant or interesting to Mesoamerican and Pre-Columbian Archaeology.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Focuses on prehispanic codices, archeological sites, ceramics, and native issues. Includes bibliographic resources, book reviews, and links to other pages.
  
• - Features articles about sites in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Lecture Notes from Kansas University.
  
• - One of the problems scholars face in the reconstruction of the Quetzalcoatl material is that the material itself appears to relate to multiple aspects revolving around the same or similar names.