South America - Mexico 

Mesoamerican Civilizations - Mexican Pyramids

Archaeology __ Designed by 6th graders to teach about the Aztecs and Mayas - illustrated - From ThinkQuest - http://library.thinkquest.org/J002486/

Archaeology __ Here you can learn About the introduction of Agriculture in Mesoamerica - illustrated - From CapeCanaveral (science, aviation) - http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/3288/ARCHAEOLOGY.HTM

The Archaeology of Costa Rica __ Look at the regional, historical timeline and learn about the nation's archaeological zones - photos - http://www.cool.co.cr/usr/archaeol

BVAR Project __ "The Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project will once again be conducting research at several sites in western Belize. Investigations will be conducted at two major sites during the summer of 2003." Learn about past expeditions and plans for next year. - illustrated - From Belize Valley Archaeology Reconnaissance Project - http://www.bvar.org/ 

CPAC Testimony: Honduras __ Text of a letter relating to the problem of illegal excavating in Honduras. - From Society for American Archaeology - http://www.saa.org/goverment/honduras.html

The Ceren Web Resource, Joya del Ceren, Archaeological __ Learn about the "Pompeii of the New World." "Ceren is an agricultural village in El Salvador that was buried in ash nearly fourteen centuries ago." - photos and other illustrations - From the University of Colorado - http://ceren.colorado.edu
 
The Cihuatan Archaeological Project __ "A giant metropolis once flourished in what is now El Salvador, rising from the ruins of Maya civilization." - photos and other illustrations - English or Spanish - From San Francisco State University - http://online.sfsu.edu/~kbruhns/cihuatan

Dig It, Archaeology on Ambergris Caye, Belize... __ Informative essays covering many aspects of archaeology from dangerous snakes to dangerous tourists - By Dr. Herman Smith - http://ambergriscaye.com/museum/digit.html

Dominican Republic Research Home Page __ Indiana University's underwater research project in the Dominican Republic. - photos, reports - From Indiana University - http://www.indiana.edu/~r317doc/dr/

Early Honduran Village Life __ About uncovering the earliest evidence of village life in Honduras, dating to 1100-900 B.C - By the Archaeological Institute of America - http://he.net/~archaeol/9607/newsbriefs/honduras.html

Falling Into a Splendid Maya Ruin... __ About the accidental discovery of an enormous Mayan palace in Guatemala. It had 170 rooms and eleven courtyards - By the San Francisco, Chronicle - http://www.sfgate.com:80/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/09/09/MN70128.DTL
 
FAMSI - Home Page __ Large website with a lot of information. To access archaeological field and research reports, click "Grantee Reports" - Some reports illustrated - By the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. - http://www.famsi.org

Insight: Eagle Eye at NASA __ Read about satellite images and Maya ruins in Guatemala's rain forest. - illustrated - From Archaeological Institute of America - http://www.archaeology.org/9807/abstracts/insight.html

The Jewish Community of Nevis Archaeology Project __ project to record the history of the seventeenth and eighteenth century Jewish community of the Caribbean island of Nevis - photos - http://www.tc.umn.edu/~terre011/Nevis.html

Kahal Kadosh Neveh Shalom __ Archaeological research about one of the first synagogues built in Spanish Town, Jamaica during the 17th century - photos - From Neva Shalom Institute - http://www.sephardim.org/Neveh_Shalom

Kenyon-Honduras Archaeology and Anthropology Program __ "The Kenyon-Honduras program is a unique learning environment designed to challenge the imaginations and support the research efforts of undergraduates. Seminars on the cultures, history, politics, and prehistory of Central America are combined with student-directed independent research projects, fieldtrips to areas discussed in class, and living in a rural Honduran community where very few foreigners reside." You will find information about various projects and how to participate. - illustrated - From Kenyon College - http://www2.kenyon.edu/depts/Anthropology/Honduras/hondu2.htm
 
Material and Chemical Residues of Prehispanic Plaza Activities at El Coyote, Northwest Honduras __ "Recent anthropological studies of feasting have made significant contributions to our theoretical understanding of the roles of community ritual in the operation of past societies." You will find a multi-part report on the research. You will also learn why such a study is difficult when dealing with a site which has multiple uses. - illustrated - From Arizona State University - http://archaeology.asu.edu/vm/mesoamerica/feasts/default.html 

Maya Caves of West-Central Belize: Remote Sensing __ "Our project will test the potential of remote-sensing techniques for revealing cave sites in Belize." You will find an explanation as to how the process works and updates on the progress. - illustrated - From Archaeological Institute of America - http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/belize/remote.html 

Maya Research Program  __ "Learn about the Maya research project. You will find a history of the digs, photo highlights of the 2000 season, information about the 2001 season, and a bulletin board which seems to be made up of posts by members of the team." - From Maya Research Program - http://www.mayaresearchprogram.org/

Maya Ruins Page __ An interactive map takes you to the places in which you're interested, next best thing to being there - photos - http://mayaruins.com

 
The Mayan Ruins __ This page is a listing of Maya ruins in Belize. - From Belize Tourist Board - http://www.turq.com/belize/belruin.html

Molasses Reef Shipwreck __ "About 1513, on a reef located on the southern fringe of the Caicos Bank some 20 miles south of the island of Providenciales, a ship sank. This ship, known only as the Molasses Reef Wreck, is the oldest European shipwreck excavated in the Western Hemisphere." Read about the discovery, excavation and artifacts from this marine rescue. - illustrated - From Turks and Caicos National Museum - http://www.tcmuseum.org/molasses_reef_shipwreck/

Shipwrecks __ "One estimate is that there are over 1000 Shipwrecks in the waters of the Turks and Caicos Islands. What we know about most of them are cryptic mentions in obscure records, details in shipping records, records taken at the time of Hurricanes, and so on." Find out what the plans for the future are and what 'ethical' considerations need to be made before work on any of them begins. - From Turks and Caicos National Museum - http://www.tcmuseum.org/shipwrecks/

Western Belize Regional Cave Project __ "Since 1996 archaeologists of Western Belize Regional Cave Project have been studying the use of caves by the prehistoric Maya." - photos, reports - By Western Belize Regional Cave Project - http://php.indiana.edu/~casgriff/Belize/CAVE.html 
 

 

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