Origins of Mesoamerican astronomy and calendar: Evidence from the Olmec and Maya regions
dc.contributor.author | Šprajc, I. | |
dc.contributor.author | Inomata, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Aveni, A.F. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-24T05:45:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-01-24T05:45:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-01-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Šprajc, I., Inomata, T., & Aveni, A. F. (2023). Origins of Mesoamerican astronomy and calendar: Evidence from the Olmec and Maya regions. Science Advances, 9(1), eabq7675. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2375-2548 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 36608125 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1126/sciadv.abq7675 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/670752 | |
dc.description.abstract | Archaeoastronomical studies have demonstrated that the important civic and ceremonial buildings in Mesoamerica were largely oriented to sunrises or sunsets on specific dates, but the origin and spread of orientation practices were not clear. Using aerial laser scanning (lidar) data, we analyzed orientations of a large number of ceremonial complexes in the area along the southern Gulf Coast, including many recently identified Formative sites dating to 1100 BCE to 250 CE. The distribution pattern of dates marked by solar alignments indicates their subsistence-related ritual significance. The orientations of complexes built between 1100 and 750 BCE, in particular, represent the earliest evidence of the use of the 260-day calendar, centuries earlier than its previously known use in textual records. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE | |
dc.rights | © 2023 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC). | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
dc.title | Origins of Mesoamerican astronomy and calendar: Evidence from the Olmec and Maya regions | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.type | text | |
dc.contributor.department | School of Anthropology, University of Arizona | |
dc.identifier.journal | Science advances | |
dc.description.note | Open access journal | |
dc.description.collectioninformation | This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu. | |
dc.eprint.version | Final published version | |
dc.source.journaltitle | Science advances | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2024-01-24T05:45:57Z |