| Edition |
Paperback edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 165 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Cosmic order at Chocolá: implications of solar observations of the eastern horizon at Chocolá, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala / Harold H. Green -- Teotihuacan architectural alignments in the central Maya lowlands? / Ivan Sprajc -- The astronomical architecture of Palenque's Temple of the Sun / Alonso Mendez, Carol Karasik, Edwin L. Barnhart and Christopher Powell -- An oracular hypothesis: the Dresden Codex Venus table and the cultural translation of science / Gerardo Aldana y Villalobos -- Centering the world: zenith and nadir passages at Palenque / Alonso Mendez and Carol Karasik -- The many faces of Venus in Mesoamerica / Susan Milbrath -- Glyphs G and F: the cycle of nine, the lunar nodes, and the draconic month / Michael J. Grofe -- Epilogue: Mayan astronomers at work / Gerardo Aldana y Villalobos. |
| Summary |
Archaeoastronomy and the Maya illustrates archaeoastronomical approaches to ancient Mayan cultural production. The book is contextualized through a history of archaeoastronomical investigations into Mayan sites, originating in the 19th century discovery of astronomical tables within hieroglyphic books. Early 20th century archaeological excavations revealed inscriptions carved into stone that also preserved astronomical records, along with architecture that was built to reflect astronomical orientations. These materials provided the basis of a growing professionalized archaeoastronomy, blossomi. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Maya astronomy.
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Maya astronomy. |
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Archaeoastronomy -- Central America.
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Archaeoastronomy. |
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Central America. |
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Archaeoastronomy -- Mexico.
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Mexico. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Aldana y Villalobos, Gerardo, editor, author.
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Barnhart, Edwin Lawrence, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Archaeoastronomy and the Maya. Paperback edition 9781782976431 (DLC) 2014019098 (OCoLC)862101887 |
| ISBN |
9781782976462 (electronic book) |
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1782976469 (electronic book) |
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9781782976431 |
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1782976434 |
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