The Maya: Mystery and Magnificence

1. Palenque: http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~shuppr/mexico.htm

2. Copan: http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~shuppr/hond.htm

3. Virtual visits:

a. Mexico: http://www.dallas.net/~lalo/places.html

b. Guatemala: http://mayaruins.com/tikal.html

c. Honduras: http://www.honduras.net/copan/ruins/mainplaza.html

B. Basic Information

1. Origin

2. Location:
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/ldumois/maya/mayanindex.html

3. Time

a. Pre-classic: 1200-BC -200 AD

b. Classic: 200-900 AD

c. Post-classic: 900-1530 AD

4. City-states

C. Religion

1. Popol Vuh: http://www.jaguar-sun.com/popolvuh.html

2. Chilam Balam:
http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/maya/cbc/cbc15.htm

3. Kukulcan: http://www.galenfrysinger.com/postclassic_mayan_art.htm

4. Chac-mool

D. Architecture

1. Maya corbeled arch: http://www.misericordia.edu/users/davies/maya/bcourt.htm

2. acoustics

3. ball courts

4. painting

a. liquids, dust, powder

b. substances

c. Bonampak murals: http://www.ancientmexico.com/content/map/bonampak-mural.html

E. Math, astronomy, calendrics

1. Mathematics

2. Astronomy

3. Maya date calculation: http://www.pauahtun.org/tools.html

F. Writing

1. Five original writing systems in the world

2. Landa's alphabet: http://www.ancientscripts.com/maya.html

3. Modern syllabary

4. Site names

G. Maya treasures

1. Pottery: Maya Vase Project: http://www.mayavase.com/

2. Leiden plate: http://members.brabant.chello.nl/~p-stortelder/oldciv's/Maya/leidenplate.htm

3. Incised bone

4. Lintels: http://instructional1.calstatela.edu/bevans/Art446-08-MayaYaxchilan/WebPage-Thumb.00002.html

5. Pacal's sarcophagus: http://www.horizonarts.com/pacaltomb.htm

6. Pacal's jade mask:
http://www.delange.org/PalenqueTomb/PalenqueTomb.htm

H. French site:

http://www.civilization.ca/civil/maya/mmintfra.html