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ARCHAEOASTRONOMY AND THE MAYA

by Gerardo Aldana Y Villalobos; Edwin L. Barnhart

Published by Oxbow Books. 1st. 2014

Nearly fine condition. This book illustrates archaeoastronomical approaches to ancient Mayan cultural production. Edited by Villalobos and Barnhart. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams and a few colour. viii and 165 pages.

A nice copy.

ISBN: 9781782976431
Stock no. 1823574

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Contents

  • Introduction: Towards an archaeoastronomy 2.0?
  • 1. Cosmic order at Chocola: implications of solar observations of the eastern horizon at Chocola, Suchitepequez, Guatemala
  • 2. Teotihuacan architecural alignments in the central Maya lowlands?
  • 3. The atronomical architecture of Palenque's Temple of the Sun
  • 4. An oracular hypothesis: the Dresden Codex Venus Table and the cultural translation of science
  • 5. Centering the world: zenith and nadir passages at Palenque
  • 6. The many faces of Venus is Mesoamerica
  • 7. Glyphs G and F: the cycle of nine, the lunar nodes, and the draconic month
  • 8. Epilogue: Mayan astronomers at work

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