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Zapotec (3)
Olmec (4)
Maya (17)
Epigraphy (13)
Aztec (9)

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The Foundation of Latin American Anthropological Research

http://www.maya-art-books.org/

Provides information about archaeology, art and architecture of the ancient Maya and other pre-Columbian cultures; photographic archive; travel; book service; and photography and imaging.

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The Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

http://www.famsi.org/

Fosters increased understanding of ancient Mesoamerican cultures. Photographic archives of Justin Kerr and the technical drawing archives of Linda Schele and John Montgomery. Grant information and bibliography.

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Quetzalcoatl's Fathers: A Critical Examination of Source Materials

http://www.cc.ku.edu/~hoopes/aztlan/tripart.htm

One of the problems scholars face in the reconstruction of the Quetzalcoatl material is that the material itself appears to relate to multiple aspects revolving around the same or similar names.

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Middle American Research Institute (MARI)

http://www.tulane.edu/~mari/

Conducts, supports, and publishes research in the anthropology, and especially the archaeology of Mexico and Central America.

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Mexicon

http://www.mexicon.de/

Publication features news and studies on Mesoamerica.

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Mesoweb

http://www.mesoweb.com/

A large collection of articles and resources on Mesoamerica and its cultures, primarily Maya, Aztec and Olmec, maintained by Joel Skidmore. Includes an illustrated encyclopedia of Mesoamerica.

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Mesoamerican Themes and Chaco Canyon

http://www.colorado.edu/Conferences/chaco/mesomod.htm

An essay with references by F. J. Mathien on archeological links between the native cultures of North and Central America. Part of a virtual conference on Chaco by the University of Colorado.

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Mesoamerican Photo Archives

http://www.mesoamerican-archives.com/

Features a gallery of photographs by David R. Hixson, a graduate student in Tulane University's Department of Anthropology.

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Mesoamerican Archaeology

http://www.angelfire.com/zine/meso/

Collected scholarly files, links, resources, software and reports relevant or interesting to Mesoamerican and Pre-Columbian Archaeology.

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Mesoamerica Web Ring by James Q. Jacobs

http://www.jqjacobs.net/mesoamerica/

Photo galleries of Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Palenque, Izapa, stone sculptures and artifacts. Includes a Mesoamerican archaeoastronomy article.

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Institute for Mesoamerican Studies

http://www.albany.edu/ims/

Non-profit institute studying the ancient and modern peoples and cultures of Mesoamerica.

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History, Myth, and Migration in Mesoamerica

http://www.cc.ku.edu/~hoopes/aztlan/History.htm

Recent studies have recognized numerous distinctive elements in indigenous narratives, which appear to varying degrees in the hybrid accounts of the Colonial period. The defining characteristic of these sources is the different nature of Mesoamerican time.

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GB Online's Mesoamerica

http://pages.prodigy.com/GBonline/mesowelc.html

Focuses on prehispanic codices, archeological sites, ceramics, and native issues. Includes bibliographic resources, book reviews, and links to other pages.

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Debunking the Pyramids

http://anth507.tripod.com/pyramids.htm

The pyramids of Egypt and Mesoamerica are related, right? This paper dispels myths regarding hyperdiffusionism and the pyramids, focusing on the dissimilarities of Mesoamerican and Egyptian pyramids.

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Chronological Table of Mesoamerican Archaeology

http://weber.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/arch/mexchron.html

D.K. Jordan's provisional chronology designed to accompany Michael D. Coe's books The Maya (1999) and Mexico (1994), on which it is largely based.

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AZTLAN

http://www.angelfire.com/zine/meso/meso/aztlan.txt

Web list open to all persons interested in Pre-Columbian cultures, whether amateurs or professionals.

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Aztec, Olmec and Mesoamerica Directory

http://www.historylink101.com/1/aztec/ancient_aztec.htm

Offers links categorized in five areas: art, daily life, maps, pictures, and research.

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Archeological Sites Mesoamerica

http://www.mines.edu/fs_home/jsneed/courses/LISS.380-83/LISS.381/resources/sites/index.shtml

Joseph Sneed of the Colorado School of Mines provides information about selected archaeological sites relevant to a course on technology, environment and human adaptation in pre-european Mesoamerica.

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Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations

http://www.angelfire.com/ca/humanorigins/

Information on the writing systems, government and religions of the Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, and Aztec, by Kevin L. Callahan, University of Minnesota, with references and links.

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