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Reference   |   Pathfinders   |   Mayan Culture
Mayan Culture

Prepared by Suzanne Mancillas
Pathfinders
Online Catalog Subject Headings  
 
Here are a few subject headings to use in the online catalog
to find books about the Mayan Culture
  Mayas
  Mayas--Antiquities
  Maya--Art
  Maya--Astronomy
  Mayas--History
Another way to find Subject Headings about Mayans is to do a “Subject Keyword” search using the key words “Mayas" or "Maya".  There are over 150 subject headings in the El Paso Public Library's Online Catalog
 
 
Reference Resources  
 
Grandeur of Ancient America
Written by Dewey Farnsworth
Dewey Farnsworth, El Paso, TX, 1939
Call no:  R  SW  972.015  F237g

See location in Online Catalog

 
The Americas Before Columbus The Americas Before Columbus (3rd ed)
Compiled by Dewey Farnsworth
Farnsworth Pub.Co., El Paso, TX, 1952
Call no:  R  SW 972.105  F237a

See location in Online Catalog

 
Queen Moo’s Talisman: The Fall of the Maya Empire
Written by Alice D. Le Plongeon
Keegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1902
Call no:  R  SW 972.62557q

See location in Online Catalog

 
Database Resources  
 
EBSCO Publications - MasterFILE Premier
Ebsco MasterFILE Premier is designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,730 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

This database is available as part of the TexShare Databases which are commercial database subscriptions that are paid for by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) for use by registered patrons of Texas public libraries.
A keyword subject search yields:  
  MAYAS
    754 Academic Journal References
    587 Magazine References
    41 Newspaper References
    40 Review References
 
Internet Resources  
 
The Mayas
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/
CIVAMRCA/MAYAS.HTM
   
CultureFocus: Ancient Maya. Pictures and history of Tikal, Palenque, Chichen Itza
http://www.culturefocus.com/
guatemala.htm
   
The Maya Civilization - La Civilizacion Maya
http://www.mexconnect.com/
mex_/travel/ldumois/maya
/mayanindex.html
   
Maya Civilization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Maya_civilization
   
Ancient Observatories: Chichén Itzá
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
ancientobs/chichen/index.html
  Explore these Mayan ruins. There is history, maps, and mythology.
NOVA Online | Lost King of the Maya
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/
   
 
 

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