RESOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF THE PREHISPANIC MAYA

Compiled by William Ringle, Under revision, January 2018

[Organizations] [Maps] [Drawings] [Codices] [Hiero. Dictionaries] [Publications] [Journals&Series] [Bibliographies] [Maya Dictionaries] [Maya Ethnohistory&Literature] [Calendrics] [Sites] [Museum Collections] [Videos] [Miscellaneous] [Bottom]

ORGANIZATIONS

• Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH)
• Guatemala: Dirección de Patrimonio Cultural y Natural
• Mesoweb
• FAMSI (Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies)
• WAYEB: European Association of Mayanists
• Dumbarton Oaks Research Library: Precolumbian Studies

MAPS OF THE MAYA REALM

• The Electronic Atlas of Ancient Maya Settlements
• Wayeb GIS Atlas
• Berendt map of Yucatan: (Mass Digital Commonwealth)
• Map of the Mayance Nations and Languages 1934 (WDL)
• Map of Mani (1569) (TUDL)
• Map of the Province of Sotuta (1569) (TUDL)

LINE DRAWINGS, RUBBINGS, POTTERY VESSELS, AND OTHER OBJECTS

• A.P. Maudslay, Biologia Centrali-Americana (all volumes, Biodiversity Library)
• A.P. Maudslay,Vol. 1, Copan (IA), Vol. 2, Quirigua, Ixkun (IA), Vol. 3, Chichen Itza, Tikal (IA), A.P. Maudslay,Vol. 4, Palenque (IA)
• Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphs (Coba,Itzimte,Ixkun,La Honradez,Naranjo,Piedras Negras,Pixoy,Seibal,Tonina,Tzum,Uaxactun,Ucanal,Uxmal,Xcalumkin,Xultun,Yaxchilan)
• Merle Greene Robertson's Rubbings of Maya Sculpture
• Linda Schele Archives(drawings, esp. Palenque and Copan) (FAMSI), (hi res, Ancient Americas/LACMA) , (1. IA/Spudme) , (2. IA/Spudme) , (3. IA/Spudme) , (4. IA/Spudme)
• John Montgomery Archives (drawings, esp. good on Piedras Negras)
• Drawings submitted to WAYEB
• Justin Kerr's Maya Vase Database (images of polychrome pots)
• Justin Kerr's Precolumbian Portfolio (miscellaneous objects)
• Calvin, Mesoamerican Pottery Database (FAMSI)
• del Rio drawings of Palenque (1787) (WDL)

CODICES

• FAMSI: The Ancient Maya Codices

Dresden Codex (a.k.a. Dresdensis)

• Graz Edition (FAMSI)
• Kingsborough edition (FAMSI)
• Forstemann edition (FAMSI), (SLUB hi res) , (IA/Spudme)
• Gates typeset version (IA/Spudme)
• Villacorta&Villacorta (B&W) (Wayeb)

Madrid Codex (a.k.a. Tro-Cortes, Troano, Tro-Cortesianus

• Codex Madrid/Tro-Cortesianus (Graz)
• Brasseur de Bourbourg & L. de Rosny edition of the Codex Madrid/Tro-Cortesianus
• Chiapas ed. (IA/Spudme)
• Villacorta&Villacorta (B&W) (Wayeb)

Paris Codex (a.k.a. Peresianus)

• Codex Paris/Peresianus (Graz)
• The Digital Paris Codex: Northwestern University
• Paris Codex: B/W photos of ms. from Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
• Chiapas ed. (IA/Spudme)
• Bibliotheque Nationale de France (Amoxalli)
• Villacorta&Villacorta (B&W) (Wayeb)

Grolier Codex

• The Grolier Codex (Justin Kerr's Precolumbian Portfolio)
• The Grolier Codex (from M. Coe, Maya Scribe & His World, w/ commentary)
• Kerr ed. (IA/Spudme)

MAYA HIEROGLYPHIC DICTIONARIES/SYLLABARIES/GUIDES

• Peter Mathews and Péter Bíró: Maya Hieroglyph Dictionary
• John Montgomery: Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs
• Eric Boot: A Classic Maya-English/English-Classic Maya Dictionary of Hieroglyphic Readings
• J.E.S. Thompson: A Catalog of Maya Glyphs (illus. of T numbers)

Workbooks and Guides

• H. Kartunnen & C. Helmke:Introduction to Maya Hieroglyphs 2014 (recommended)
• Inga Calvin:Maya Hieroglyphics Study Guide

Guides to Historical Individuals in the Inscriptions

• Inga Calvin: Complete Royal Dynasties of the Maya
• P. Mathews: Who's Who in the Classic Maya World

ON-LINE PUBLICATIONS&BLOGS

Carnegie Institution

• Publ. 219: Morley, The Inscriptions at Copan (IA)
• Publ. 454: Ruppert, The Caracol at Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico (AUM/CarnEx)
• Publ. 406: Morris et al., The Temple of the Warriors at Chichen Itza, Yucatan (Vol. 1, AUM/CarnEx), (Vol. 2-plates, AUM/CarnEx)
• Publ. 502: Wauchope, Modern Maya Houses: A Study of their Archaeological Significance (AUM/CarnEx)
• Publ. 589: Thompson, Maya Hieroglyphic Writing: Introduction (Mesoweb)
• Publ. 593: Proskouriakoff, A Study of Classic Maya Sculpture (Mesoweb)
• Publ. 595: Ruppert, Chichen Itza, Architectural Notes and Plans (AUM/CarnEx)
• Publ. 619: Pollock et al., Mayapan, Yucatan, Mexico (IA), (AUM/CarnEx)
• CAAH 2: Teeple, Maya Astronomy (Mesoweb)
• CAAH 5: Smith, Two Recent Ceramic Finds at Uaxactun (Mesoweb)
• CAAH 5: Lundell, Ruins 0f Polol and Other Archaeological Discoveries in the Department of Peten, Guatemala (Mesoweb)
• CAA 11: Villa R., The Yaxuna-Coba Causeway (Mesoweb)
• CAA 11: Thompson, Maya Chronology: The Fifteen Tun Glyph (Mesoweb)
• CAA 14: Thompson, Maya Chronology: The Correlation Question (Mesoweb)
• CAA 20: Smith, Structure A-XVIII, Uaxactun (Mesoweb)
• CAA 22: Thompson, A New Method of Deciphering Yucatecan Dates with Special Reference to Chichen Itza (Mesoweb)
• CAAH 43: Ruppert, The Mercado, Chichen Itza, Yucatan (Mesoweb)

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

• Papers, Vol. 1 (cpy 1 /cpy 2 /cpy 3) , Vol. 2 (cpy 1) , Vol. 4 (cpy 1 /cpy 2 /cpy 3) , Vol. 9 (cpy 1)
• Memoirs , Vol. 1:1 , Vol. 1:2 , Vol. 1:3 , Vol. 1:4 , Vol. 1:5 , Vol. 1:6 , Vol. 2 , Vol. 2:2 , Vol. 4:2 , Vol. 5

Unpublished translations by Carnegie Institution, Harvard Open Collections Program, Expeditions and Discoveries

• Maler, Teobert Maler and his investigations of the ruins of Yucatan, transl. of 1902 Globus article, 1895 (orig. German)
• Maler, Explorations in Yucatan, transl. of 1902 Globus article (orig. German)
• Maler, Recent Expeditions for Archaeological Research in Yucatan, 1898-1901, Globus LXXXI (orig. German)
• Carnegie Institution at Kamiminaljuyu, 1935-1953

Symposia and Roundtable Proceedings

• Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas de Guatemala (annual conference proceedings, great resource)
• Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology (U. Florida)
• Los Investigadores de la Cultura Maya, vols. 1-21 (UAC), via ITunes and Itunes store (free)
• Palenque Round Table Series
• Selected Papers from The Palenque Roundtable Series

Epigraphy

• Terrence Kaufman and John Justeson: Epi-Olmec Hieroglyphic Writing 
• David Stuart: Hieroglyphs and History at Copan
• Alfonso Lacadena García-Gallo: El Corpus Glífico de Ek’ Balam, Yucatán, México
• Phillip Wanyerka: The Southern Belize Epigraphic Project:The Hieroglyphic Inscriptions of Southern Belize
• Kerr Collection Articles on Maya Ceramic Vessels
• Terrence Kaufman and John Justeson: Project for the Documentation of the Languages of Mesoamerica
• David Stuart's Maya Decipherment Blog
• Maya Decipherment: David Stuart's Weblog
• Erik Boot's Glyph Blog
• Mayistas Blog
• Linguistic Publications of Søren Wichmann
• PPM 4.1: Schellhas, Representation of Deities of the Maya Manuscripts (Mesoweb)
• Stuart, The Inscriptions from Temple XIX at Palenque (Mesoweb)

Other Publications/Collections/Blogs

• Mesoweb Electronic Articles
• Mesoweb Online Publications (mostly older material)
• Research&Publications, Mesoamerican Center, UT Austin
• Wayeb Notes (European Association of Mayanists)
• Wayeb List of Electronic Publications
• Stephen Houston: Form and Meaning in Classic Maya Architecture (edited volume, Dumbarton Oaks)
• Matt Looper & Martha Macri: Glyph Dwellers
• George&Geraldine papers on Puuc&Chenes architectures(UT library)
• Dumbarton Oaks: Electronic Publications
• David & Alejandra Bolles