Article ID: CBB001320477

Ancient Maya Astronomical Tables from Xultun, Guatemala (2012)

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Maya astronomical tables are recognized in bark-paper books from the Late Postclassic period (1300 to 1521 C.E.), but Classic period (200 to 900 C.E.) precursors have not been found. In 2011, a small painted room was excavated at the extensive ancient Maya ruins of Xultun, Guatemala, dating to the early 9th century C.E. The walls and ceiling of the room are painted with several human figures. Two walls also display a large number of delicate black, red, and incised hieroglyphs. Many of these hieroglyphs are calendrical in nature and relate astronomical computations, including at least two tables concerning the movement of the Moon, and perhaps Mars and Venus. These apparently represent early astronomical tables and may shed light on the later books.

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Authors & Contributors
Iwaniszewski, Stanislaw
Milbrath, Susan
Knowlton, Timothy W.
Bricker, Victoria Reifler
Aveni, Anthony F.
Aldana, Gerardo Villalobos
Journals
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Archaeoastronomy: The Journal of Astronomy in Culture
Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry
Archeoastronomy (Supplement to Journal for the History of Astronomy)
British Society for the History of Mathematics Bulletin
Publishers
University Press of Colorado
University of Texas Press
Archaeopress
Harvard University
Concepts
Mayan civilization
Astronomy
Native American civilization and culture
Calendars
Archaeoastronomy
Solar system; planets
People
Dinakara
Heraclides Ponticos
Time Periods
Precolumbian period (America)
Ancient
16th century
8th century
9th century
17th century
Places
Central America
Mexico
Guatemala
South America
Honduras
Greece
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