The goal of this Maya Web Siteis to facilitate academic access to scholarly information about Maya daily life 1000 years ago in Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, and Honduras. We aspire to fulfill this challenge through utilizing the potential of extensive photographic recording of the facts and artifacts of ancient civilizations of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. As you read these pages we are adding new photographs to update this Web site. We are working to make this Web site a visual experience for you.
The rise and fall of Maya civilization offers an intellectual adventure into the world of archaeology. Facts and artifacts from scientific research can be as exciting as your mind allows.The ancient murals, sculptures, and painted vases of the Classic Maya reveal an eye-witness window onto awesome ceremonies and bizarre rituals.
Let us prepare you to experience 6th century Tikal, 8th century Palenque, 9th century Chichen Itza, or 12th century Tulum, to witness reality more exotic and exciting than any Hollywood fantasy. Let your intellectual curiosity take you back in time, deep into the rain forests of Central America, to meet the Maya face to face.
 Here Dr Nicholas Hellmuth does test scan ofhis sketch of Nakum, El Peten, Guatemala, mapped by FLAAR in the 1970's. |
FLAAR now has 300 dpi, 42" wide format full color scanner available to assist archaeologists digitize their legacy maps and drawings. FLAAR will be shipping to their office at Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala this $18,000 scanner in order to assist Guatemalan archaeologists and others working in Guatemala from universities and museums elsewhere. As soon as this scanner arrives in Guatemala it's use will be open to any scholar or student at a reasonable fee (simply to cover the cost of the operator).
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 At the top, the Museo Ixchel, if you are visiting Guatemala on your next vacation, be sure to add the Museo Ixchel to your list (and also include the Museo Popol Vuh of Maya art in the the campus of the Universidad Francisco Marroquin).
The Museo Ixchel, the best museum for indigenous Maya textiles , Maya weaving, and costumes of the Maya people of Guatemala. FLAAR is currently organizing an exhibit at this museum of wide format inkjet enlargements of Mayan textiles.
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 This CreoEverSmart Supreme scanner achieves up to 5000 + true opical dpi and can scan 40slides at a time. |
FLAAR now has 300 dpi, 42" wide format full color scanner available to assist archaeologists digitize their legacy maps and drawings. FLAAR will be shipping to their office at Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala this $18,000 scanner in order to assist Guatemalan archaeologists and others working in Guatemala from universities and museums elsewhere. As soon as this scanner arrives in Guatemala it's use will be open to any scholar or student at a reasonable fee (simply to cover the cost of the operator).
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Digital imaging technology is the means to provide students, scholars, and the general public with all the latest information. Rather than providing just postcard pictures, this site explores how advances in digital technology enhance public education and understanding of art and archaeology of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.
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MAYA BOOK DIRECTORY: search information for titles on Anthropology, Archaeology, linguistics, Visual Arts, History, Religion, Ancient Scripts, Sports, and Science.
MUSEUMS INFORMATION
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For 2004 FLAAR is initiating several new programs in Maya iconography in cooperation with the Museo Popol Vuh. If you wish to work on any of these projects, we accept volunteers from universities, museums, or individuals who have special talents. Sorry, no short time volunteers (has to be a reasonable period), no volunteers off the street (has to be arranged in advance).
Archaeology, Maya art, Mayan pyramid architecture of Guatemala and Honduras with links to related sites and information on the role of digital imaging in archaeological research. This site also offers suggestions for books on the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Aztec, and Maya. Travel information for Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and Guatemala with lists of recommended hotels and Spanish language courses. Precolumbian Mayan art is a fascinating subject and this site offers all aspects of Mayan art, from jade to Mayan hieroglyphs and epigraphy. This site on Mayan art also explores iconography, the study of meaning in art. |
