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Mesoamerica is a region that extends roughly from the Tropic of Cancer in central Mexico down through northwestern Costa Rica. The term is generally used to denote the peoples and cultures of that region before the Spanish conquest.
The name Mesoamerica was first used by the German ethnologist Paul Kirchhoff to refer to a region of similar cultures characterized by the practice of agriculture and a sedentary lifestyle. The term has now become part of the vernacular in pre-Columbian anthropological studies. By contrast, the sister terms Aridoamerica and Oasisamerica have not entered widespread usage.
Ecology
Mesoamerica is located between 10° and 22° northern latitude. It encompasses central Mexico, except for those Mexican states that border the United States and San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas, Durango, Aguascalientes and the north of Sinaloa. It extends south to include the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, the Pacific coast of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica up to the Gulf of Nicoya. More on [ Mesoamerica ]
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North America :: Regional
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2010 is off to a weird start. Rain, lightning, thunder, snow. Is this the Mesoamerican Calendar gearing up to smite us all?
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2010 is off to a weird start. Rain, lightning, thunder, snow. Is this the Mesoamerican Calendar gearing up to smite us all?
ANTH 506: Ancient American Civilizations: Mesoamerica - Lecture Notes from Kansas University.
Archaeology of Mesoamerica - Syllabus and Reading List from course (AN 370) at Oakland University.
Archeological Sites Mesoamerica - 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.
Aztec, Olmec and Mesoamerica Directory - Offers links categorized in five areas: art, daily life, maps, pictures, and research.
Meta Description: [ Links to Art, Daily Life, Maps, Pictures and Research on Ancient Mesoamerica designed for a World History Classes. ]
Chronological Table of Mesoamerican Archaeology - 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.
Meta Description: [ Provisional Chronology of Mesoamerican Archaeology ]
Debunking the Pyramids - The pyramids of Egypt and Mesoamerica are related, right? This paper dispells myths regarding hyperdiffusionism and the pyramids, focusing on the dissimilarities of Mesoamerican and Egyptian pyramids.
Meta Description: [ Are the pyramids of Egypt and Mesoamerica connected? Pyramidiots would have you think so. Find out about the dissimilarities of these structures. ]
GB Online's Mesoamerica - Focuses on prehispanic codices, archeological sites, ceramics, and native issues. Includes bibliographic resources, book reviews, and links to other pages.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to GB Online's
Mesoamerica - pages for enthusiasts with a focus on prehispanic
codices, archeological sites, ceramics, and native issues.
Research in Mesoamerican Art, Archaeology, Cultural Issues,
Epigraphy & Linguistics. Includes bibliographic resources,
book reviews, and links t... ]
History, Myth, and Migration in Mesoamerica - 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.
Institute for Mesoamerican Studies - Non-profit institute studying the ancient and modern peoples and cultures of Mesoamerica.
Mesoamerica Web Ring by James Q. Jacobs - Photo galleries of Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Palenque, Izapa, stone sculptures and artifacts. Includes a Mesoamerican archaeoastronomy article.
Mesoamerican Archaeological Sites - Features articles about sites in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala.
Meta Description: [ This exhibit contains information about various archaeological sites around the world. ]
Mesoamerican Photo Archives - David R. Hixson, graduate student in Tulane University's Department of Anthropology, presents photographs of archaeological sites and museums from all over Mexico, with detailed captions.
Mesoamerican Photo Archives - Features a gallery of photographs by David R. Hixson, a graduate student in Tulane University's Department of Anthropology.
Mesoamerican Studies at Vienna University - Gives a definition and the characteristics and chronology of Mesoamerica culture, a bibliography and links.
Meta Description: [ MAIA - Medical Aid For All ]
Mesoamerican Themes and Chaco Canyon - 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, South American and Caribbean Culture Area - A bibliography from the Smithsonian Institution, Anthropology Outreach Office.
Mesoweb - 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.
Mexicon - Publication features news and studies on Mesoamerica.
Meta Description: [ The website of mexicon - one of the foremost journals devoted to research on Mesoamerica ]
Middle American Research Institute (MARI) - Conducts, supports, and publishes research in the anthropology, and especially the archaeology of Mexico and Central America.
Quetzalcoatl's Fathers: A Critical Examination of Source Materials - 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.
The Aztec, Maya and Inca Collections - A brief description of this section of the anthropology collections of the Field Museum, Chicago.
The Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies - 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.
Meta Description: [ Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc., provides research funds, Pre-Columbian educational resources, Grantee Reports, and a Mesoamerican Bibliography. FAMSI's website includes image collections such as Kerr rollout photographs, Linda Schele Drawings and Photos, Dictionary o... ]
The Foundation of Latin American Anthropological Research - 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.
Meta Description: [ The Foundation of Latin American Anthropological Research (FLAAR) provides information about archaeology, art and architecture of the ancient Maya and other pre-Columbian cultures; photographic archive; travel information; book service; information about photography and imaging ]
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Yumtzilob - Features its origin and history, articles, archives, and poetry about this pre-Columbian civilization. [English and Dutch]
Meta Description: [ Yumtzilob - website on the developments in archaeological, (art)historical, anthropological and linguistic research of the indigenous cultures of North, Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean. Contains articles, book reviews, reviews on exhibitions, links, poetry, in English and Dutch. ]
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