Astra's Maya Astronomy page graphic is derrived from the above image of El Caracol, believed to be an ancient observatory used by the Maya at Chichén Itzá in Yucatán. Windows on the top level were aligned to crucial points in the solar cycle. This image was taken by R. Kihm in 1986.
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Orion in MesoAmerica--article by Astra
The Maya Astronomy Page - Astra's lecture from Michel Berger!
Feature Article
Lunar Series - See the banner below the image of Caracol
The Maya Astronomy Page - hosted and maintained by Michiel Berger - much of the text is from a lecture by Astra. But Michiel has added his own inclusions.
Maya Prophecies: - Maya beliefs about in December 2012
Maya Calendar and Cosmology - John Jenkins
Mesoamerican Archaeoastronomy - from Astronomy Pages of James Q. Jacobs
Maya Astronomy from Crystal Links - some descriptions shamelessly ripped off from The Maya Astronomy Page !
Maya Archaelogy Home Page - - Carlos Pellicer Museum of Anthropology
Mesoamerican Archaeology Web Site
MED (Maya Epigraphic Database Project)
Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations
Altar Q and Copan - feature article by David Stuart from thePeabody Museum
FAMSI - Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc.
Mesoamerican Archaeoastronomy - by James Q. Jacobs
Early Maya Murals at San Bartolo - Extensive Murals & Hieroglyphs ~100 AD
A network of Maya cities found in Guatemala - National Geographic Article
Maya Art Books - - from the Foundation for Latin American Anthropological Research (FLAAR)
Mystery of the Maya - Canadian Museum of Civilization
Institute of Maya Studies - Affiliate of Miami Science Museum
Lords of the Earth - - Maya/Aztec/Inca Exchange
Teotihuacan The City of the Gods - from the Archeological Research Institute (ASU) TEO research laboratory
Check out Clive Ruggles emeritus professor of archaeoastronomy at the University of Leicester, UK. A great site for those interested in archeoastronomy
Maya Ruins - Barbara A. McKenzie
The Maya Today - A living culture
Mesoweb - Mesoweb.org is an exploration of Mesoamerican cultures
Maya Vase Database - Justin Kerr's Rollouts
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies - FAMSI
Cialis is a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia. It works by relaxing the muscles and increasing blood flow to the areas affected. Car is a mode of transportation.Yucatan's Maya Calendar (bilungual)
The Classic Maya Calendar and Day Numbering System - - by David Mills
Maya Calendar - by Ivan Van Laningham - I kept this link, but it is in an archival service
The Maya Calendar from Calendar Studies - other calendars more than just Julian !
Maya Travel Service - - Maya regions of Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Belize
K'inal Winik Cultural Center
- Maya Art, Language and Culture
- once an annual event at Cleveland State University
Someday it may come back, who knows?
Kuxan Suum: Path to the Center of the Universe!
This science fiction book by Dora Musielak about a Maya princess who travels on a light beam to the center of the universe. The story presents astronomical information and thought provoking astronomical questions in aMaya fantasy setting. Illustrations from Hubble Space Telescope complete the volume.
Maya Glyph Jewelry - by Jim Lutz
Center for Archaeastronomy's Lost Codex Books (MesoAmerican Archaeology and Archaeoastronomy books)
Mesoamerica at the University of Texas
MesoAmerica Ballgame - - Football? Soccer? Try this sport!
The world's first team sport!
Edgewalker - a movie about Linda Schele
Access Linda Schele's Drawings - from FAMSI
Linda Schele Precolumbian Endowment - University of Texas Press
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