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Mesoamerican Photo Archives: Teotihuacan __ An online gallery displaying several of the pyramids found at Teotihuacan. - Illustrated - From Studentweb.Tulane - http://studentweb.tulane.edu/~dhixson/teo/teo.html
Pictures of Tikal, Guatemala Maya Pyramid Ruins __ An excellent online gallery of click-to-enlarge of the ruins of Tikal. Tikal is home to a cluster of pyramids in all sizes. - illustrated - From travelsinparadise.com - http://www.travelsinparadise.com/guatemala/tikal/
Postcard from Mexico - The Archaeological Sites __ While this is a tourism based website, the photos and text make it a good source for information about some of the more well known Mexican pyramids. - illustrated - http://www.traveladdicts.connectfree.co.uk/Mexico/Mexico_ruins.htm
Pyramid of Kulkulkan/Quetzalcoatl __ "The Temple of Kukulkan, the Feathered Serpent God (also known as Quetzalcoatl to the Aztecs) is the largest and most important ceremonial structure at Chichen Itza. This ninety-foot tall pyramid was built during the eleventh to thirteenth centuries directly upon the multiple foundations of previous temples. The architecture of the pyramid encodes precise information regarding the Mayan calendar. Each face of the four-sided structure has a stairway with ninety-one steps, which together with the shared step of the platform at the top, add up to 365, the number of days in a year. These stairways also divide the nine terraces of each side of the pyramid into eighteen segments, representing the eighteen months of the Mayan calendar. The pyramid is also directionally oriented to mark the solstices and equinoxes." You will find much more. - illustrated - From Sacredsites.com - http://www.sacredsites.com/1st30/pyramid.html
Stock Photos:
Mesoamerican __ Here is an excellent collection of click-to-enlarge
photos of various Mexican pyramids divided by culture. Just remember this is a
commercial website and if you want the photos, they are for sale. In fact, I
will post their disclaimer: "Download or any image use without full payment is
prohibited." It is still a good resource which may give you ideas about where
you want to continue your research. - illustrated - From Anthrocheart.org -
http://www.anthroarcheart.org/cholula.htm
The Sun Pyramid __ A brief archaeological history of the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan. - illustrated - From Arizona state University - http://archaeology.la.asu.edu/teo/intro/sun.htm
Teotihuacan Home Page __ You will find history, photos, movies and descriptions of several pyramids found at this ancient city. - illustrated - From Arizona State University - http://archaeology.la.asu.edu/teo/
Visiting Tikal __ This is a travelers tale but it
provides a good overview of history and good photos. In the 4th century, Tikal
may have had a population of 100,000. - illustrated - From Central American Sea
Kyak Expedition -
http://www.caske2000.org/countries/guatemala/tikalstory.htm
Was Maya Pyramid Designed to Chirp Like a Bird? __ "Now I have heard echoes in my life, but this was really strange," says David Lubman, an acoustical engineer who runs his own firm in Westminster, California. The Maya, he believes, may have built their pyramids to create specific sound effects...A handclap at the base of Kukulcan's staircase generates what Lubman calls a "chirped echo"—a "chir-roop" sound that first ascends and then falls, like the cry of the native quetzal." It also seems other pyramids may make other bird sounds. Tests comparing the sounds of the pyramid to the recordings of a live quetzal gave a perfect match. - From National Geographic Society - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/12/1206_021206_TVMayanTemple.html
Welcome to the Pyramids of Mexico __ You will find a
good introduction and overview of Mesoamerican history and its pyramids. Several
pages of information. - illustrated - By Amanda Belzer,Kamis Courtney, Sharice
Welch, Jennifer Wells -
http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/pyramids/home.html
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