Links to Anthropology/Archeology Resources
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Centro de Investigaciones
y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social
(CIESAS) - "Una institución pública federal con arraigo
regional, dedicada al estudio de los problemas nacionales que son de su
competencia, a través de la investigación y la formación
de especialistas de alto nivel en los campos de la antropología
social, la historia, la etnohistoria, la lingüística y disciplinas
sociales afines que cultiva, así como a la difusión del conocimiento
que genera y a la vinculación con organismos y diversos grupos sociales
que reclaman sus servicios." In Spanish.
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Aztlan - An e-journal of on-line anthropology articles from the discussion list for Precolombian studies. English.
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Latin American Archaeology Database - Based
from the University of Pittsburgh, this is a collection of datasets formed with the intent to bring
together online/computer resources about Latin American archaeology with those resources in print.
English and Spanish.
Andean Region
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Asociación Dr. Maria Reich
- Information about a project being done with the mysterious geoglyphs in Nazca, Peru.
Spanish, English.
- Quipu - Reference portal focused
on Web-based resources to support research in Andean archaeology. English.
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The Empire of the Incas - a brief overview of the Incan
Empire as well as a few links for further research. English.
Caribbean
Central America (Mesoamerica/Mayan)
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The Caracol Archaeological Project - Site
documenting the archaeological research undertaken at Caracol, Belize, which
sought to examine the linkages between successful warfare, as recorded on the
stone monuments in the center of that site, and the archaeological record found
in the outlying settlement. Created by Drs. Diane and Arlan Chase of the
University of Central Florida. English.
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Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations - Focusing on the Maya,
Mixtec, Zapotec, and Aztec people, this site contains information and links on various topics of the culture and people.
- BRASS/El
Pilar Program - A site devoted to the Belize River Archeological Settlement Survey
program. El Pilar is a Mayan archeological reserve on the border between Belize
and Guatemala. The program is directed by the ISBER/MesoAmerican Research Center
of the University of California Santa Barbara. English.
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Mayan
Epigraphic Database Project - "The Mayan Epigraphic Database Project
(MED) is an experiment in networked scholarship with the purpose of enhancing
Classic Mayan epigraphic research. At present, MED consists of a relational
database of glyphs ("gnumbers"), images, phonetic values ("pvalues"), and
semantic values ("svalues") according to the consensus among various American
Mayanists (MacLeod and Reents-Budet 1994). Also present is the beginning
of an archive of digitally transcribed Mayan texts." Owned by Raf Alvarado,
Coordinator of Humanities and Social Sciences Computing at Princeton. English.
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Rabbit in the Moon - This site is
dedicated to exploring and explaining Mayan culture through artifacts. Includes
sections on the Mayan hieroglyphics, calendar, games, and architecture. English.
Colombia
- Museo del Oro - Homepage of the
Museum of Colombia's
national bank and their Spanish-language
Boletín, which
discusses the anthropology and archeology of Colombia as relates to the
artifacts in the museum. Spanish.
Mexico
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Tlahuica
Cultures of Morelos - "This web site and associated links provide
information on the little-known Tlahuica culture of Morelos" (Mexico). Created
by Dr. Michael E. Smith of
the University at Albany (State University of New York). English.
Peru
Venezuela
Orinoco Online - Project Orinoco is
dedicated to preserving the legacy of the indigenous societies of the Venezuelan
Amazon. The site features a collection of objects used in the rituals of
daily life, as well as geographic and ethnographic information about these
cultures. Sponsored by the Fundación Cisneros. Available in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.
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