La percepción de la latitud geográfica y el estudio del calendario mesoamericano
Year: 2004
Type: article
Abstract: The article explores how Mesoamerican societies articulated their worldview and political organization through astronomical observations, particularly the solar calendar and zenithal passages of the sun. It examines horizon calendars, the notion of geographic latitude, and the strategic location of cities and ceremonial centers such as Teotihuacan, Copán, Uaxactún, Edzná, and Alta Vista. The study shows that astronomical knowledge was part of the state apparatus, legitimized political power, and allowed the conceptualization of latitude in calendrical terms. It suggests that interactions among Mesoamerican regions facilitated the transmission of this knowledge and that Teotihuacanos deliberately sought sites with specific astronomical properties
Author: Johanna Broda
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2541008186