LISS.398A TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT and HUMAN ADAPTATION:
PART II PRE-EUROPEAN MESOAMERICA

LISS.381: SPECIAL TOPICS

This space contains information about selected topics relevant to this course.

MAYA ASTRONOMY: A somewhat popular discussion of Maya astronomy, calendrics and writing with nice graphics.
MAYA WRITING: Describes a project aimed at constructing a data base of Maya epigraphy.
DEPORTES PREHISPANICAS: A popular dicsussion of sports and games in prehispanic Mesoamerica in Spanish.
MYSTERY OF THE MAYA: Material relating to an exhibit on the Maya at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Contains links to other Maya material.
POPULATION ESTIMATES FROM SETTLEMENT DATA: Discussion of methodology for estimating population from data on settlement patterns.
OAXACA CERAMICS: Discussion of the ceramic sequence in the Valley of Oaxaca.
ZAPOTEC WRITING, CALENDARS AND MATHEMATICS: Discussion of Zapotec (Valley of Oaxaca) writing, calendars and mathematical notation.