Jamail Center for Legal Research

Rare Books and Special Collections

Links to General Resources on the Aztecs and Mayas


Tarlton Law Library, Resources on Aztec and Maya Law
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/aztec.html

The bibliography that accompanies this exhibit, compiled by Mike Widener.


Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/humanorigins/index.html

A collection of essays on writing systems, governments, religions, and calendars of the Aztecs, Mayas, and other Mesoamerican civilizations, along with bibliographies and Internet links. Authored by Kevin L. Callahan of the University of Minnesota.

AncientMexico.com
http://www.ancientmexico.com/

"An educational resource for the study of the art and cultures of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica." Includes English translations of several primary documents. Maintained by Patrick Olivares.

Bibliography on Mesoamerican Peoples
http: //www.public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad/scmfaq/mesobib.html

The annotated bibliographies on the Aztecs, Maya, and other pre-Columbian civilizations "are the collective product of the readership of the Usenet newsgroup soc.culture.mexican. Over the years this readership has sought to provide thorough and authoritative answers to common questions raised."

Conquistadors -- PBS
http://www.pbs.org/conquistador s/

This website for the PBS program of the same name includes a section on "Cortez and the Aztecs in Mexico," together with timelines and teaching guides.

Mesoweb
http://www.mesoweb.com/

"Maintained as a public service by Joel Skidmore of Fleet Gazelle, with Jorge Perez de Lara and Mark Van Stone," this site also hosts the Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute. Rich in scholarly resources on Mesoamerican art, archeology, with an emphasis on the Maya.