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México Desconocido: pre-Colombian history

Numerous texts with images, sorted according to cultures. Aslo on the website of the magazine: museums and archaeological areas; historical sites and centers. [es, en]

Zonas Arqueológicas

Archaeological zones, go to: Difusión - Zonas Arqueológicas - access to the particular federal states. History and description of each location. Website of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH). [es]

AncientMexico.com

Extensive website, includes: maps of archaeological sites, gods, conquest, timeline, historical documents, publications. [en]

Archaeology - Mexico Resources

Archaeological locations, university programs, current researchers, cultural history, geography and maps. Published by About. [en]

Dioses del México Antiguo

Gods of Ancient Mexico. Exhibition with approximately 200 works in the Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso. The website has very good images and offers an overview on pre-Hispanic art and culture. [es]

Edgar's Mesoamerican Art Page

Website by Edgar Martin del Campo. Sections: Cultures and Regions, Mesoamerican Deities, Special Topics, Related Links, Bibliography and Recommended Reading. [en]

GB Online's Mesoamerica

Ancient Writing, Archaeological Sites, Native Issues, Pre-Columbian Art, Mesoamerican Calendar. [en]

Mesoamerican Archaeology WWW Page

Academic sources, links, software, reports, texts on topics including Mesoamerican and pre-Columbian archaeology. [en]

Mesoweb

Website for the research of Mesoamerican cultures. Articles (quite a few on the Mayans), some extensive descriptions of individual cultural phenomena, i.e.: Palenque; the concept of death in ancient Mexico. [en]

México Desconocido: Museums and Archaeological Sites

Ordered according to regions, including tips for tourism. Each museum has an image and short text. Website of the magazine México Desconocido. [en, es]

Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino

Pre-Columbian Latin American art. Opened in 1981 with the collection of Sergio Larraín García-Moreno. Information and maps for the cultural regions: Mesoamerica, "Intermedia" (today's Panama, Colombia, Ecuador), central Andes, southern Andes. Various texts and articles. Address: Bandera 361, Santiago, Chile. [es]

Museo Nacional de Antropología

National Museum of Anthropology - the most important museum for Mexico's cultural heritage. The building was designed by the architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, and opened in 1964. Address: Av. Paseo de la Reforma and Calzada Gandhi s/n, Col. Chapultepec Polanco, Mexico City. [es]

Museo Universitario de Arqueología

Archaeological Museum of the University of Colima. Pre-Columbian art and cultural mainly from the West of Mexico. Part of the Centro Cultural y Deportivo Universitario (Campus San Pedrito). Address: Glorieta San Pedrito s/no., Manzanillo, Colima. [es]

The Native Arts of The Americas & Oceania

Extensive link directory on the arts of the ancient cultures of the Americas. Part of: Art History Resources on the Web, published by Chris Witcombe. [en]

Precolumbian Culture

Aztecs, Mayas, Olmecs. Presented by: México Info, Universidad de Guadalajara. [en, es]

 

 

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