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Mesoweb: An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures
An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures and Art is a database of many resources, publications, books, and articles. Click Search and enter the topic. Click Resources for archaeological sites and monuments such as Chichen Itza and Cacaxtla.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Enduring Culture Lesson Plans
This unit on Mesoamerican and Mayan culture contains lesson plans, a list of materials, objectives, bibliographies, and much more. The lessons could also be adapted to various grades.
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Authentic Maya: Maya Culture
An overview of ancient Mayan culture in Guatemala touching on topics such as mythology, medicine, warfare, etc. There are numerous links in the article to photos, video, etc.
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Cultures of Mesoamerica: Olmec
Short article describing Olmec civilization as an Early Formative culture that made the transition from dispersed farming to village settlement. A discussion earthworks and links to pictures of artifacts are available. See "Gallery."
The British Museum
British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Aztecs
This is a description and image gallery with piece descriptions for the art of the prehispanic mesoamerican civilization of the Aztecs.
The British Museum
British Museum: Explore World Cultures: Maya
Learn about the art of the ancient Maya of central America and the Yucatan penincula in this overview and image gallery with individual artwork descriptions.
Curated OER
An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures
An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures and Art. This is a links site and contains a variety of topics.
Curated OER
An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures
An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures and Art. This is a links site and contains a variety of topics.
Curated OER
An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures
An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures and Art. This is a links site and contains a variety of topics.
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Mesoweb: Mesoamerican Art and Sculpture
This website contains over 100 images of Mesoamerican art categorized by culture. Includes brief explanations of each item.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Mesoamerican Studies
The Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies Site contains the work of a few archeologists and an extensive bibliography page.
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De Young Museum: Art of Mesoamerica (I Notice . . . I Wonder . . . )
Using a green stone mask from the Olmec culture and a wall painting from Teotihuacan, both of prehispanic Mexico, as a point of departure, this pdf article presents examples for the historical analysis of art.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Origins of Mesoamerican Agriculture (2000)
Objective of this research was to investigate the cultivation of corn and squash from Archaic period. Human selection transformed teosinte, a weed, into earliest form of maize.
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Univ. Of Kansas: Toltecs: Lecture Notes
A set of lecture notes detailing the Toltec culture and civilization. These notes are part of a larger course covering the Mesoamerican civilizations.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Aztec
An encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on the Aztecs discusses the legend of how they first appeared, their culture, human sacrifice, and the end of the empire.
Mex Connect
Mexico Connect: The Post Classic Period
This article includes a summary of Toltec culture and civilization. There is also a link to a timeline of Mexican history.
Mex Connect
Mexico Connect: Pre Classic Period of the Olmecs
The Formative Period (1500 BCE-300 CE) of Mesoamerican culture is surveyed with an overview of the Olmec culture. Includes discussion of Olmec stone head sculpture, art, building, writing, and other achievements.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Sacred Landscapes and Social Memory Ndaxagua Tunnel
PDF report on Ndaxagua Natural Tunnel in Oaxaca, Mexico. Included are photographs and drawings (some calendar) of cave markings thought to be Chocho, Popoloca, and Mixtec cultures.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Maya Adventure
This museum site brings you lessons having to do with Mayan culture.
Princeton University
Princeton University Art Museum: Sorcerers of the Fifth Heaven
From the Princeton University Art Museum, this page looka at the a large postclassic Nahua ceramic effigy censer preserved in the museum collections. "Sorcerers of the Fifth Heaven" examines this effigy censer from all angles of it's...
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Major Archaeological Sites: Pre Classic to Post Classic
Chronological history with photographs from cultural periods at the Teotihuacan site. Note that site can be viewed in Spanish.
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A Pre Columbian (Art) Portfolio
Home page is an extensive search engine to locate artifacts by city or culture.
Curated OER
Image Mesoamerica Click for Larger Culture Area Maps
The Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies Site contains the work of a few archeologists and an extensive bibliography page.
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Mesoweb: Mesoamerican Time Line
Mesoweb provides a timeline that shows which cultures existed when in Mesoamerica and where.