Orientaciones astronómicas en la arquitectura maya de las tierras bajas
By: Pedro Francisco Sánchez Nava, Ivan Šprajc
Contributors: Šprajc, Ivan, author
Edition: Primera edición.
Series: Colección Arqueología. Serie Logos; Colección Arqueología
Publisher: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Proyecto Templo Mayor
Published: 2015
Place of publication: México, D.F
Language: spa
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9786074847277
Subjects: Maya architecture; Archaeoastronomy; Mayas; Antiquities; Indian astronomy
Description: "With the objective of providing compelling explanations, the authors determined, with accurate field measurements, the orientations of nearly 300 buildings in 87 archaeological sites in the Maya lowlands. To analyze the data, they conclude, these alignments refer mostly to the sunrises and sunsets on certain dates, meaning that can be understood in terms of its relationship with the agricultural cycle and their formal calendar system, but also identifies various orientations towards the extremes of Venus and the Moon." (Our translation)-Verso Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-260).
Table of contents: title: Introducción; title: Metodología; title: Análisis de los datos; title: Interpretación: uso práctico y significado simbólico de las orientaciones; title: Comentarios sobre los sitios y orientaciones particulares; title: Conclusiones.