Central America
Central America
Central America Links
- Roman Head from Calixtlahuaca A small terracotta head found in 1933 in a pre-Hispanic burial at Calixtlahuaca in the Toluca Valley has been identified by Bernard Andreae and others as Roman of circa 200 AD.
- The Santa Rosa Archaeological Project 1996 The study of an area in Guatemala by Boston University has uncovered prehistoric settlements, including the city of La Maquina (Middle Classic period, A.D. 450-700). Illustrated description.
- Archaeology in the Mosquitia of Honduras Introductory articles, maps, and photos.
- Romeo Hristov's Web Page Pre-Columbian transoceanic contacts, Mesoamerican archaeology Romeo H. Hristov, specialist on Mesoamerica. Graduate National School of Anthropology and History of Mexico, and Ph.D. (ABD) in Prehistory/Archaeology from the University of Salamanca, Spain
- Archaeologica Mysteria Photographic tour with pictures from archaeological sites in Belize and Guatemala.
- Cave of the Glowing Skulls Photographs of excavation and art with summaries. Talgua Village is located north of the aldea of Talgua, northeast of Catacamas, Department of Olancho, Republic of Honduras.
- Latin American Antiquity A quarterly journal on archaeology, prehistory, and ethnohistory in Mesoamerica, Central America, and South America, and culturally related areas, published by the Society of American Archeology. Abstracts online.
- The Ancient Limestone Quarries of Nakbe, Guatemala The RAINPEG Project cooperative research effort directed by Dr. Richard D. Hansen. Supported by the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences (UCLA) and the Institute of Anthropology and History, Guatemala. Also private sources and the Foundation for Anthropological Research and Environmental Studies. Archaeological excavation of ancient quarries at Nakbe, Guatemala.
- Pre-Columbian Chronology, Mesoamerica Archeological reference tables. Pre-Columbian Cultural Chronology: 7 Tables Bilingual Spanish English page presentation
- The Ometepe Petroglyph Project Photos, recording techniques, and information about a volunteer archeological field survey performed on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua.
- Remote Sensing Archeology Research at NASA NASA uses remote sensing for archeology research in the Peten Guatemala, Arenal region of Costa Rica, and Chaco Canyon in New Mexico.
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