Article ID: CBB771230966

Marking Time in the Inca Empire (2015)

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The Incas worshipped the Sun with light and shadow effects in their constructs commonly denoting such events as the solstices and equinoxes. They used these orientations, as well as solar pillars, to mark time passage for purposes of crop management and religious festivals. New research was conducted and photo-documentation of Inca intentional light and shadow effects is presented. Data was examined in a cultural context and supports a well-developed calendrical system. Several examples are examined within.

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Authors & Contributors
Iwaniszewski, Stanislaw
Aldana, Gerardo Villalobos
Moyano, Ricardo
Stuart, David C.
Galindo Trejo, Jesús
Ramón Jiménez Jiménez
Concepts
Mayan civilization
Aztecs
Archaeoastronomy
Incas
Amerindians
Calendars
Time Periods
Precolumbian period (America)
Ancient
9th century
8th century
Prehistory
Medieval
Places
Central America
Mexico
Mesoamerica
Guatemala
Argentina
Machu Picchu
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