Chris Eboch

The Maya Astronomy Page has info on Maya math, writing and astronomy. It covers the day and month names in the Maya calendar, with a calendar converter.

The Science Museum of Minnesota's Maya Adventure has photos, activities and info about ancient and modern Maya culture.

Loads of links to kid-friendly archeology sites, including The Archaeology Channel, Archaeology Magazine, and news from National Geographic. In "Search for the Maya Underworld, you can learn about a cave expedition in Belize.

Lots of info on the Maya, with slide shows.

The Research Tools comes up with hundreds of sites on topics such as "Maya."

The IPL has many subject collections, including (under Social Science) history and archeology.

Here are some of the books I used for researching The Well of Sacrifice:

Kingdoms of Gold, Kingdoms of Jade, by Brian M. Fagan, 1991

Aztec, Inca & Maya—Eyewitness Books, by Elizabeth Baquedano, 1993

The Mystery of the Ancient Maya, by Carolyn Meyer and Charles Gallenkamp, 1985

The Maya Chronicles—Library of Aboriginal American Literature, edited by D.G. Brinton, 1969

Scribes, Warriors and Kings: The City of Copan and the Ancient Maya, by William L. Fash, 1991

Maya: The Riddle and Rediscover of a Lost Civilization, by Charles Gallenkamp, 1959, 1987

A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya, by Linda Schele and David Freidel, 1990

Breath on the Mirror, by Dennis Tedlock, 1991

The New Archeology and the Ancient Maya, by Jeremy A. Sabloff, 1990


My nonfiction book Life Among the Maya came out in 2005 (Lucent Books, The Way People Live series)

Here are some of the books I used as references.

Tony Allan, Tom Lowenstein, Duncan Baird, Gods of Sun and Sacrifice: Aztec & Maya Myth (Myth and Mankind). Time-Life Books, 1999. This book includes lots of legends and photographs of both the Maya and the Aztec.

Nancy Day, Your Travel Guide to Ancient Mayan Civilization (Passport to History). Runestone Press, 2000. This guidebook for time travelers explores daily life in the Maya world.

Jeffrey J. Foxx and others, The Maya textile tradition. Harry N. Abrams, 1997. The history and culture of the Maya as seen through their weaving.

Nancy and Jeffrey Gerlach, Foods of the Maya: a taste of the Yucatan. University of New Mexico Press, 2002. Ancient and modern recipes from the Yucatan, plus cultural and travel information.

Stuart A. Kallen, The Mayans. Lucent Books, 2001. The history and practices of the ancient Maya.

Friar Diego de Landa, Yucatan Before and After the Conquest; translated with notes by William Gates. Dover Publication, Inc., 1978. This infamous Spanish friar helped destroy Maya culture, then wrote about his observations in 1566.

Elizabeth Mann, Tikal: The Center of the Maya World (Wonders of the World Book). Mikaya Press, 2002. One great Maya city, shown with color illustrations.

Antoinette May, The Yucatan: A Guide to the Land of Maya Mysteries Plus Sacred Sites at Belize, Tikal & Copan. Wide World Pub Tetra; 3rd edition 1993. A travel guide with entertaining history and legends.

Carolyn Meyer and Charles Gallenkamp, The mystery of the ancient Maya. New York : Atheneum, 1985. Accessible information on history and daily life.

Mary Ellen Miller, Maya art and architecture. Thames & Hudson, 1999. A look at Maya art forms, including architecture, ceramics, sculpture, painting, books and small objects.

Robert J. Sharer, Daily life in Maya civilization. Greenwood Press, 1996. A thorough look at every aspect of the Maya world.

The editors of Time-Life Books, The magnificent Maya. Time-Life Books, 1993. Stories of Maya life with lots of photographs.

Ralph Whitlock, Everyday Life of the Maya. Dorset Press, New York, 1976. An easy read about the daily routine of the Maya.