Best free Maya Lesson Plans, The Maya links
FOR KIDS
Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya - for kids: excellent pdf brochure on the Maya.
Maya Ballgame - fun, interactive site on the Maya ballgame. http://mesoballgame.org/ballgame/
Maya Kids: broad easily digestible Maya site for kids http://mayankids.com/
GENERAL MAYA RESOURCE SITES
Famsi: the definitive Maya resource - includes glyph dictionaries, a guide to writing glyphs, the fabulous Linda Schele drawings, and down-loadable versions of the Maya codices. www.famsi.org
Mesoweb: articles, photographs and information on the Maya. www.mesoweb.com/
Lesson Plan Links: links to the best free Maya lesson plans on the web. http://jaguarstones.com/teachers/lessonplanlinks.html
Maya Web: photographs and articles on the ancient and contemporary http://www.mayaweb.nl/enghome.htm
Living Maya Time: nicely done site on the Maya view of the sun, corn and time - by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian http://maya.nmai.si.edu/
Calendar in the Sky: connects Maya knowledge with NASA astronomy.
Collapse, why do civilizations fall? a look at the collapse of the Maya civilization.
http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/mayans_sub.html
NASA Earth Observatory: the Maya and the environment
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Maya/
VIDEOS
Cracking the Maya Code: PBS NOVA’s excellent film about deciphering the Maya glyphs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASN0LdN1qNs
NOVA : Lost King of the Maya: (54:17) the story of Yax Kuk Mo first king of Copan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeVI-tzku6k
Lost King of the Maya: Companion website: Includes a teacher’s guide and classroom activities. www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/
MAYA CALENDAR
The Maya Calendar: comprehensive look at the Maya calendar includes conversion tools http://www.pauahtun.org/Calendar/Default.htm
Maya 3D calendar: fabulous Maya calendar app for the iPad or iPhone
MAYA LANGUAGE & GLYPHS
Cracking the Maya Code: PBS NOVA’s excellent film about deciphering the Maya glyphs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASN0LdN1qNs
Omniglot: overview of Maya glyph writing with Maya syllabary and links to a range of Maya sites. www.omniglot.com/writing/mayan.htm
Writing in Maya Glyphs - Part 1: (45 page pdf, 2.96 MB)
http://www.famsi.org/research/pitts/MayaGlyphsBook1Sect1.pdf
Writing in Maya Glyphs - Part 2: (40 page pdf; 1.2 MB)
http://www.famsi.org/research/pitts/MayaGlyphsBook1Sect2.pdf
Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs: A comprehensive handbook (164 page pdf, 20.4 MB)
www.mesoweb.com/resources/handbook/WH2010.pdf
The Maya Hieroglyphic Codices: A site for the advanced student with a searchable database of the four codices with translation and analysis. www.mayacodices.org/
THE POPUL VUH - THE MAYA CREATION MYTH
The Illustrated Popul Vuh: a photographic essay by Justin Kerr (64 page pdf, 6.9 MB)
The Popul Vuh: (287 page pdf, 1 MB) The Sacred Book of the Quiché Maya People. Translation and Commentary by Allen J. Christenson
www.mesoweb.com/publications/Christenson/PopolVuh.pdf
MAYA ART
Maya Vase Database: high resolution zoomable photographs of Maya painted pottery
Frederick Catherwood’s house: online portfolio of Catherwood’s superb illustrations
www.casa-catherwood.com/catherwoodinenglish.html
MAYA MATH
Maya Math: An Introduction to Maya math
www.jaguarstones.com/maya/mayamath.html
Maya Math demonstration: Our simple video demonstration of Maya math.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmZjPVT2M20
Ancient number systems: Maya, Egyptian, Inca, Babylonian & Greek
www.math.wichita.edu/history/topics/num-sys.html
MAYA BALLGAME
Ulama video: (video of the Mesoamerican Ballgame still being played in Sinaloa, Mexico.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rReFhUtZzYc
Maya Ballgame - fun, interactive site on the Maya ballgame. http://mesoballgame.org/ballgame/
MAYA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
Maya Ruins: photographs from a wide range of Maya sites - with site maps.
Ancient Maya Cities in the Yucatan
www.traditionsofthesun.org/ViewerYucatan/
Palenque:
www.jaguar-sun.com/palenque.html
Chichén Itza:
www.exploratorium.edu/ancientobs/chichen/index.html
www.americanegypt.com/index.htm
www.peabody.harvard.edu/node/554
2012
2012 - Frequently Asked Questions: Professor Mark Van Stone of Southwestern University provides insightful answers. www.famsi.org/research/vanstone/2012/faq.html
A Brief History of the Apocalypse: 2012 is just another point in a line of doomsday hysteria.
What Will Not Happen in 2012: food for thought from David Stuart, Professor of Mesoamerican Art and Writing at the University of Texas at Austin.
http://decipherment.wordpress.com/2008/12/20/what-will-not-happen-in-2012/
OTHER INTERESTING LINKS
Plague Rats: web site of Max Murphy’s favorite band - The Plague Rats. www.plaguerats.com
Bookplate Ink: Great online source for printing custom bookplates. http://www.bookplateink.com/
Symbiosis: Videos of a range of plants, animals & insects displaying symbiotic behavior
www.vtaide.com/png/symbiosis.htm
Survival IQ: wilderness survival tips: www.survivaliq.com
