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Website
BBC

Bbc: Excavations and Techniques: Naachtun: A Lost City of the Maya

For Students 9th - 10th
An Indiana Jones type of adventure. Imagine a lost city deep in the jungles! Site provides information on the Mayan city of Naachtun and the culture of the Mayan.
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Cracking the Mayan Code

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the Maya system of hieroglyphic writing. It was viewed by Spanish invaders as the work of the devil and most of the written materials were destroyed under the orders of a Spanish priest whose goal was to convert the Mayans to...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Nova: Reading Maya Hieroglyphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger site from PBS on Mayan culture, this page refers specifically to the Mayan form of writing through hieroglyphs.
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Handout
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: The Jolja' Cave Project (2001)

For Students 9th - 10th
Three caves containing pre-Columbian artifacts, murals, and hieroglyphs are documented in this report. Also of interest is commentary on the reports of modern Ch'ol Mayans with regard to ancient belief and current religious belief.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Nova, Lost King of the Maya

For Students 9th - 10th
A site focused on the dynasty of the Mayan empire. Includes some great audio and video clips.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Maya Script

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on the Maya system of writing. The article explains the history of Maya script and how it was deciphered.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Photo 5. Stone Sculpture From Group Iv

For Students 9th - 10th
Research reports includes an enormous amount of photographs and drawings of stucco hieroglyphs from various temples.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Central Stairway. Step 6 (Bottom), 5, 4, 3, 2. Step 1 Not Excavated Yet.

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive discussion of what the discovery of stairway steps adds to history of the site and the culture. Writings on steps give new insights to Myan politics, trade, war, and the collapse of the civilization.