ARTICLES & BOOKS
The following are recommended readings for those interested in learning more about the Maya, their culture and the Mayan Calendar. We do not specifically endorse any of these titles. If you know of a book, research paper or article you feel should be added to this list, please email us or fill out our Content Submission form.
ARTICLES
Archaeologists dive deep into the lost world of the Maya
USA Today
Did environmental disasters play role in Mayan decline?
USA Today
Does Maya calendar predict 2012 apocalypse?
USA Today
Mayan architects built world's oldest sound recordings
MexConnect
Modern Maya
by Timothy Grayson
Modern Maya perform ancient "Día de los Muertos" rites
by Timothy Grayson
Rituals of the modern Maya
Archaeology
The Shape of History: Time and the Mayan Calendar
by Kenneth Johnson (upcoming in Parabola Magazine)
Mayan calendar predictions revised, 2012 becomes 2220
as reposted in 2 Adventure Travel blog
FILM REVIEWS
Betraying the Maya
by David Freidel
Is "Apocalypto" Pornography?
by Traci Ardren
Orcs in Loincloths
by Andrea Stone
BOOKS
2012
Daniel Pinchbeck
The Ancient Spirituality of the Modern Maya
Thomas Hart
The Book of Destiny
Carlos Barrios
Breaking the Maya Code
Michael D. Coe
The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs
Linda Schele and Peter Mathews
Day-Signs: Native American Astrology From Ancient Mexico
Bruce Scofield
Exploring Mesoamerica
John M.D. Pohl
A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya
Linda Schele and David Freidel
Jaguar Wisdom: an Introduction to the Mayan Calendar
Kenneth Johnson
Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman’s Path
David Freidel, Linda Schele, and Joy Parker
The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness
Carl Johan Calleman
The Modern Maya: A Culture in Transition
Macduff Everton
Naked Chocolate
David Wolfe and Sharon Holdstock
Popol Vuh: The Definitive Edition of the Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life and the Glories of Gods and Kings
Dennis Tedlock
Scribes, Warriors, and Kings: The City of Copán and the Ancient Maya
William L. Fash
Signs of Time: An Introduction to Mesoamerican Astrology
Bruce Scofield
Most of the above titles are available through Amazon.com.
