Science Museum of Minnesota Highlights science activities and information related to ancient and modern Maya culture. Includes images from the Science Museum's anthropological collections and activities developed by the Science Museum's education division. Maya Art and Books Archaeology, Maya art, Mayan pyramid architecture of Guatemala and Honduras with links to related sites and information on the role of Digital Imaging in archaeological research. See how technology helps us learn about this culture of the past. This site has video clips of artwork.
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See some of the ancient ceramic vessels of the Maya- several pages. Contemporary textiles and oil painting of the Maya today. Written by a student using Internet and encyclopedia research. The world's first team sport began in southern Mexico around 1500 B.C. and continued until the Spanish Conquest. Played with rubber balls in stone courts, Mesoamerican ballgames combined elements of modern-day basketball, football and soccer.