Evidencias de agroastronomía entre los antiguos mayas
This study focuses on an Postclassic Maya agricultural almanac in the Madrid Codex (12b-18b), which seems to show a registry of eclipses integraed with observations of Venus in the context of a 260-day calendar (Tzolkin). Using the dates of eclipses visibles in Yucatán, it is posible to date the eve...
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description | This study focuses on an Postclassic Maya agricultural almanac in the Madrid Codex (12b-18b), which seems to show a registry of eclipses integraed with observations of Venus in the context of a 260-day calendar (Tzolkin). Using the dates of eclipses visibles in Yucatán, it is posible to date the events between 1452 and 1492, contemporary with the use of the codex. |
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spelling | doaj.art-c290ba7285754c75bb820a4602ac698c2022-12-21T18:36:02ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoEstudios de Cultura Maya0185-25742448-51792016-01-01470112910.19130/iifl.ecm.2016.47.738728Evidencias de agroastronomía entre los antiguos mayasSusan Milbrath0Florida Museum of Natural HistoryThis study focuses on an Postclassic Maya agricultural almanac in the Madrid Codex (12b-18b), which seems to show a registry of eclipses integraed with observations of Venus in the context of a 260-day calendar (Tzolkin). Using the dates of eclipses visibles in Yucatán, it is posible to date the events between 1452 and 1492, contemporary with the use of the codex.https://revistas-filologicas.unam.mx/estudios-cultura-maya/index.php/ecm/article/view/738Códice Madrid, ciclos agrícolas, Venus, eclipses solar, calendario Tzolkin |
spellingShingle | Susan Milbrath Evidencias de agroastronomía entre los antiguos mayas Estudios de Cultura Maya Códice Madrid, ciclos agrícolas, Venus, eclipses solar, calendario Tzolkin |
title | Evidencias de agroastronomía entre los antiguos mayas |
title_full | Evidencias de agroastronomía entre los antiguos mayas |
title_fullStr | Evidencias de agroastronomía entre los antiguos mayas |
title_full_unstemmed | Evidencias de agroastronomía entre los antiguos mayas |
title_short | Evidencias de agroastronomía entre los antiguos mayas |
title_sort | evidencias de agroastronomia entre los antiguos mayas |
topic | Códice Madrid, ciclos agrícolas, Venus, eclipses solar, calendario Tzolkin |
url | https://revistas-filologicas.unam.mx/estudios-cultura-maya/index.php/ecm/article/view/738 |
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