MayaMemex.Com is a not-for-profit cooperative for Maya historical and archaeological research conceived, edited and coded by Richard Perez-Cruet. This ambitious project has been designed to easily import various timelines and other dated historical information from online contributors into a very large Chronographical TimeBase™. Our current archival system allows us to add, import, archive and retrieve text and graphics for more than one million individually dated events for each day in history. When you do a Search of our proprietary TimeBase™ search results are returned in chronological order.
This website is a tribute to Vannevar Bush (1890-1974) whose conception of what he called a Memex inspired many people. Bush's basic idea was that a machine could be constructed that would provide the user with an easily accessible, individually configurable storehouse of knowledge. In his own words - "a device in which an individual could store all of his books, records and communications, and which is mechanized so that it may be consulted with exceeding speed and flexibility." Bush envisioned a free exchange of all information, making knowledge available as a fundamental basis for expanding our collective intelligence and social interaction, as well as international cultural and scientific advancements. Read Bush's essay "As We May Think" (1945).
Archaeologists, Students, Educators, Journalists, Researchers and History Buffs are all encouraged to submit their historical information about the Maya or Mesoamerica, as long as their sources can be fact-checked and verified. No changes can be added directly to the website. All submissions are vetted for accuracy and appropriateness, before our staff will input the data into the Timebase™.
Submissions can be quickly be sent to our staff using our Online Submission Form. Please give it a try.
Syntax for Using the MayaMemex Search Engine™
1. As a general rule it is better to keep your Search query as simple as possible. Use single words whenever you can to produce the best and most inclusive search. When searching for proper names, enter LAST NAME ONLY and then narrow your search. The only exceptions are common names such as Smith, Brown or King. Use the syntax below:
Martin and Luther and King
2. When searching for dates, please use the following style (no quotation marks are required):
June 25 or June 25 1940
Simple Statements:
Or : Tikal or Calakmul Returns all events that include either Tikal or Calakmul (more results).
And : Tikal and CalakmulReturns only those events that include both Tikal and Calakmul.
+ : Pakal + Palenque + TombSearch connections of any three persons, places or things.
Double-Quote : "December 21"Quick search for any date in which you're interested.
Combination : Pakal or Palenque + Temple OR Pakal and "Temple of Inscriptions"
Complex Statement:
Nested: Teotihuacán and (Tikal or Calakmul) and (May + 5 or "June 6")
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Hints and Useful Information
Do not use commas, symbols, punctuation or abbreviations. If the user wishes to scan all of the events in a particular year, simply type in the year and hit enter. After it has been located, scroll through the timeline at will. The user may then click on any item to view its associated audio, video or photographic material.
This site has been designed for screen resolutions of 1024x768 and higher. References and Sources are shown at the end of many entries in the Chronography™ and Timelline. To check any of our sources, click this link to go to our References and Sources page. You can also check References from the top/bottom of each page.