Mask detail of the Codz Poop at Kabah
| Aveni, Anthony F. and H.
Hartung. Maya
City Planning and the Calendar. Philadelphia: American
Philosophical Society, 1986. This
book provides a
detailed study of the astronomical alignment of Maya sites especially in
the Puuc region.
|
|
Aveni, Anthony F. and H. Hartung. Skywatchers
of Ancient Mexico. Austin and London: University of Texas Press,
1980. This book covers the
topic of Middle America astronomy and the field of archeaoastronomy.
It is a good source for information on the Mayans, detailing their
calendar, mathematics and obsession with tracking the stars.
|
|
Ferguson, William M. and John Q.
Royce. Maya Ruins of Mexico in Color. Norman: University
of Oklahoma Press, 1977. This book is a good
place to start. It has good color photos of the main Maya sites and a
description of the sites and architecture.
|
|
Henderson, John S. The World of the Ancient
Maya. Second Edition, Ithaca and
London: Cornell University Press, 1997. This is a good
comprehensive source covering the Maya culture. It has a few color
photos but most are
black and white.
|
|
Heyden, Doris and Paul
Gendrop. Pre-Columbian Architecture of Mesoamerica.
New York: Harry H. Abrams, Inc., 1975. This book provides a
good overview of the different Pre-Columbian cultures and their
architecture with lots of black and white photos and some line drawings.
|
|