LEADER 00000cam a2200697Ki 4500 001 ocn898177199 003 OCoLC 005 20200110051505.1 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 141216s2014 enka ob 000 0 eng d 019 898423182|a963360373 020 9781782976462|q(electronic book) 020 1782976469|q(electronic book) 020 |z9781782976431 020 |z1782976434 035 (OCoLC)898177199|z(OCoLC)898423182|z(OCoLC)963360373 037 1890647|bProquest Ebook Central 037 22573/ctvgz7qzh|bJSTOR 040 N$T|beng|erda|epn|cN$T|dIDEBK|dCDX|dYDXCP|dEBLCP|dUAB|dOTZ |dMERUC|dOCLCQ|dJBG|dOCLCQ|dOCLCA|dINT|dOCLCQ|dSTF|dUKAHL |dJSTOR|dOCLCQ 043 n-mx---|anc----- 049 RIDW 050 4 F1435.3.C14|bA73 2014eb 072 7 HIS|x025000|2bisacsh 072 7 SOC|x003000|2bisacsh 072 7 HIS|x038000|2bisacsh 072 7 HIS|x007000|2bisacsh 082 04 972.81/016|223 090 F1435.3.C14|bA73 2014eb 245 00 Archaeoastronomy and the Maya /|cedited by Gerardo Aldana y Villalobos and Edwin L. Barnhart. 250 Paperback edition. 264 1 Oxford ;|aPhiladelphia :|bOxbow Books,|c2014. 300 1 online resource (viii, 165 pages) :|billustrations (some color) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 504 Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 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. 520 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. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 Maya astronomy.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85082412 650 0 Archaeoastronomy|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85009023|zCentral America.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh85021871-781 650 0 Archaeoastronomy|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85009023|zMexico.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n81013960-781 650 7 Maya astronomy.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1012702 650 7 Archaeoastronomy.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 812887 651 7 Central America.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1244535 651 7 Mexico.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1211700 655 4 Electronic books. 700 1 Aldana y Villalobos, Gerardo,|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/names/n2007012222|eeditor,|eauthor. 700 1 Barnhart, Edwin Lawrence,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/no2010192911|eeditor. 776 08 |iPrint version:|tArchaeoastronomy and the Maya. |bPaperback edition|z9781782976431|w(DLC) 2014019098 |w(OCoLC)862101887 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=925960|zOnline eBook via EBSCO. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version of this eBook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20200122|cEBSCO|tEBSCOebooksacademic NEW 12-21,1-17 11948|lridw 994 92|bRID