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Rabbit in the
Moon - Includes info on how to
write your name Mayan glyphs, a on-line glyph translation exercise
(with support), sound files for pronunciation of modern-day Yucatec
Maya, cultural info and even on-line digital greeting cards.
Centro Maya
de Idiomas - A partnership of two indigenous and cooperatively
owned Spanish and Maya language immersion schools in the towns
of Quetzaltenango and Todos Santos Cuchumat‡n, Guatemala, that
each offer 25 hours per week of individual language instruction,
homestay with local family, community service projects, seminars
on cultural and social issues, and field trips to nearby sites
of scenic and cultural interest. Weaving instruction is also offered
at the school at Todos Santos.
The
Maya Calendar - A site designed by the Yucatan's Maya
World Studies Center with information on the Mayan calendar and
mathematics as well as tour opportunities in the area.
Rituals
of the Modern Maya - An article from Archaeology
magazine which argues for "a strong undercurrent of Precolumbian
belief" in religious practices among modern Maya.
Maya
Civilization: Past and Present - Iincludes pages on
traditional stories, the language, numbers and maps of ancient
city sites. Also includes information on a video-disk program
for teaching about the Maya in the middle school science curriculum.
Foundation for
the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. - A very
extensive site including a searchable bibliography and a database
of over 1000 rollout photographs of ancient Mayan vases. The site
is soon to add an archive of drawings related to the area.
Mayan
Folktales - Five folktales told to Fernando Pe–alosa
by don Pedro Miguel Say, a famous Q'anjob'al storyteller from
San Miguel Ac‡tan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, who now lives in
Los Angeles, California. Each month new folktales will be added.
The
World of Mayan Culture - A site which includes information
on travel to the area, historical background on ancient Mayan
civilizations and information on modern-day Mayan society.
Maya
Art Pages - An extensive on-line collection of Mayan
painting and sculpture from 400-800 A.D. It contains 130 roll
out photographs of Maya vases and a photographic journey through
the Mayan site of Copan. located in Honduras.
Jaguar
Sun - A site set up by Jeeni Criscenzo, the author
of a historical novel about the ancient Maya which presents some
of the background materials used in writing the book. Although
still under construction, it promises to be a useful site.
Maya
Adventure - The Science Museum of Minnesota's site
that highlights science activities and information related to
ancient and modern Maya culture. It includes images from the museum's
anthropological collections and activities developed by the museum's
education division.
Los
Loros: A Mayan Jungle Community - An extensive site
with an on-line museum of Pre-Columbian Mayan artifacts, a gift
shop of local crafts, and a section for kids to get a penpal or
set up an e-mail exchange with kids from this small village in
Gautemala
Last modified
December 18, 2003
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