Web Sites
Aguateca: New Revelations of the Maya Elite
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0305/feature5/index.html A 2003 feature in National Gegraphic Magazine, there's an excerpt from the article, field notes from the author and photographers, a flashback to 1894, an online-only image gallery, a map, related links and bibliography information.
NOVA Online: Search for the Lost Cave People
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/laventa/ Explore archaeological findings in Chiapas, Mexico, and try a "Be an Archaeologist" activity (activity requires Shockwave).
Glossary of Archaeological Terms
http://www.smu.edu/anthro/collections/glossary2.html What is chert? Why is dendrochronology important? Browse archaeological terms in this glossary.
Frequently Asked Questions About a Career in Archaeology in the U.S.
http://www.museum.state.il.us/ismdepts/anthro/dlcfaq.html Books,helpful information about careers in archaeology.
Archaeology
http://archaeology.miningco.com/ A collection of archaeology resources from the Mining Co.
Archaeological Institute of America: Fieldwork Opportunities http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10015 Lists a number of archaeology projects as well as schools and programs that offer fieldwork instruction.
ArchNet: WWW Virtual Library: Archaeology
http://archnet.uconn.edu/
A large index of archaeological resources on the Internet, categorized by geographic region and subject.
Introduction to Archaeology: Course Schedule
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/g/h/ghb1/anth2/ant2-sc.htm
This professor's course outline offers background information on archaeological techniques and principles.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures http://eawc.evansville.edu/eawcindex.htm Information about ancient civilizations of the Near East, India, China, Egypt, and many other places. Includes chronologies, essays, images, Web sites, and primary texts.
The Search for Ubar http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/ubar/ubar_0.html
Describes the search for the ancient Arabian city of Ubar and how NASA's remote sensing technology helped to locate it.
Lords of Copán http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/copan/ Explore the tombs of Copán's kings in this presentation from National Geographic.
Welcome to Maya Archaeology http://www.maya-archaeology.org/ Images of Maya art and artifacts from museums in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Belize. Includes QuickTime VR movies of some artifacts.
Mystery of the Maya http://www.civilization.ca/civil/maya/mminteng.html This Web exhibit from the Canadian Museum of Civilization offers background information on Maya civilization, including a timeline and glossary.
The Maya Epigraphic Database Project http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/med/medwww.html An online project to transcribe Maya texts and archive information
about Maya glyphs (their writing system).
Rabbit in the Moon
http://www.halfmoon.org/
Explore Maya games and architecture, learn about their calendar,
and transcribe your name into Maya glyphs.
Southwestern Archaeology (SWA)
http://www.swanet.org/
A nonprofit organization providing information about archaeological
activity in the American Southwest.
Chaco Culture National Historical
Park
http://www.nps.gov/chcu/
The electronic version of a national park brochure describing
the history and culture of Chaco Canyon.
Evaluating Models of Chaco
http://www.colorado.edu/Conferences/chaco/
A "virtual conference" designed to promote the exchange
of ideas about Chaco Canyon and its archaeology. Includes
a map of the canyon.
Anasazi 1100-1400 A.D.
http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwj1/ana.html
Images of Anasazi art, architecture, and artifacts, including
a ceremonial kiva.
Social Strife May Have Exiled
Ancient Indians
http://www.santafe.edu/~johnson/articles.anasazi.html
A reprint of a New York Times article outlining a new theory
about the Anasazi collapse.
Mali Interactive
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~anth/arch/mali-interactive/index.html
News and information about excavations of the ancient city
Jenné-jeno in the West African nation of Mali.
Mali Ancient Crossroads of Africa
http://mali.pwnet.org/
An overview of the history, geography, and culture of this African nation, including lesson plans.
Books
Adventures in Fugawiland:
A Computer Simulation in Archaeology, Doug Price,
Anne B. Gebauer. Mayfield Publishing Company, 1990.
Archaeology Workbook, Steve
Daniels, Nicholas David. University of Pennsylvania Press,
1982.
The Archaeology Handbook: A Field
Manual and Resource Guide, Bill McMillon. Wiley
& Sons, 1991.
Cities Then & Now,
Jim Antoniou. Macmillan, 1994.
The Code of Kings: The Language
of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs, Linda
Schele, Peter Mathews, Justin Kerr, MacDuff Everton. Scribner,
1998.
Exploring Ancient Native America:
An Archaeological Guide, David Hurst Thomas.
Macmillan, 1994.
Eyewitness to Discovery: First-Person
Accounts of More than Fifty of the World's Greatest Archaeological
Discoveries. Brian Fagan, ed. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
A Forest of Kings: The Untold
Story of the Ancient Maya, Linda Schele, David
Freidel. Quill, 1992.
Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries:
Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology, Kenneth
L. Feder. Mayfield Publishing, 1996.
A History of Africa,
J. D. Fage. Routledge, 1995.
A History of African Societies
to 1870, Elizabeth Isichei. Cambridge University
Press, 1997.
In Search of the Old Ones: Exploring
the Anasazi World of the Southwest, David Roberts,
Willow D. Roberts. Touchstone, 1997.
In the Beginning: An Introduction
to Archaeology, Brian Fagan. Addison-Wesley,
1996.
The Maya (Ancient Peoples and
Places), Michael Coe. Thames & Hudson, 1993.
Out of the Past: An Introduction
to Archaeology, David L. Webster, Susan T. Evans,
William T. Sanders. Mayfield Publishing, 1992.
Scribes, Warriors and Kings:
The City of Copán and the Ancient Maya,
William L. Fash, Barbara W. Fash. Thames & Hudson, 1993.
Then & Now, Stefania
Perring, Dominic Perring. Macmillan Publishing Company,
1991.
Time Detectives: How Archaeologists
Use Technology to Recapture the Past, Brian Fagan.
Simon & Schuster, 1995.
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