Identification of Postclassic Maya Constellations from the Venus Pages of the Dresden Codex

Ancient Mayan civilization, flourished from 1200 B.C. to 1500 A.D., has left numerous hieroglyphic texts on astronomical observations and calendar. In particular, the Dresden Codex contains the most details of such ancient Mayan heritage. Page 24 and those from 46 to 50 of the Dresden Codex describe...

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Main Authors: Changbom Park, Heajoo Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2010-01-01
Series:Estudios de Cultura Maya
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0185-25742010000100002