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Maya Civilization (Wikipedia.org) "The Maya civilization is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as its spectacular art, monumental architecture, and sophisticated mathematical and astronomical systems." 1-07
Mayas - Daily Life (Donn) Provides information on the daily lives of the ancient Mayas. Also called Mayans. 03-06
New Maya Temple Found, Covered With Giant Faces (National Geographic) "Archaeological 'gold mine' illuminates connection between king and sun god." 07-12
Sounds of the Ancient Past (MSNBC News) "Scientists were fascinated by the ghostly find: a human skeleton buried in an Aztec temple with a clay, skull-shaped whistle in each bony hand."
"But no one blew into the noisemakers for nearly 15 years. When someone finally did, the shrill, windy screech made the spine tingle." 06-08
Projects
- Collapse of Ancient Mayan Civilization (Annenberg CPB Project)
Provides interactive adventures to explore why the ancient Mayan civilization collapsed.
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