Comets and meteors in the beliefs of ancient mayas

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Dec 2001

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Astronomical and Astrophysical Transactions, vol. 20, Issue 6, pp.1017-1037

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Comets And Meteors, Mayan Beliefs, Solar - Lunar Calendar, Hieroglyphic Writing

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Data concerning the Mayan approach to comets and meteors have till now been available mostly from ethnographical and folklore sources which dealt, as a rule, with various beliefs and tokens. The studies of hieroglyphic texts of the Classic Period (AD 600-900) have proved that comets and meteors were undoubtedly known in this culture through astronomical observations and their periodicity.

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