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Traditions and Encounters Book Cover
Traditions and Encounters, 2/e
Jerry H. Bentley, University of Hawai'i
Herbert F. Ziegler, University of Hawai'i
EARLY SOCIETIES IN THE AMERICAS AND OCEANIA

Internet Activities: The Maya



1

http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maya/rabbit.html

Read these "rabbit" stories taken from traditional Mayan tales. What can we learn about Mayan culture from these stories? What concerns do we need to keep in mind when considering such stories as historical evidence?
2

Take the virtual tour of the ruins at Mayan Majix: http://www.mayanmajix.com/ancient.html. What can such sites tell us about Mayan culture? Do artifacts from these sites raise concerns similar to those created by the Mayan myths? If not, what other concerns might historians have as they consider such evidence?








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