Since its popular resurgence in the 1960s, the interdisciplinary field of archaeoastronomy,
which seeks evidence from the written as well as the unwritten record to shed light on the …

This article synthesizes recent advances in the study of astronomy and worldview in
architectural and urban planning in Mesoamerica. Throughout most of this cultural area, the …

Figura 1. Distribución de frecuencias de los azimuts norte-sur y esteoeste de todas las
orientaciones medidas. Figura 2. Distribución de frecuencias de las declinaciones norte y …

Archaeoastronomical studies conducted thus far have shown that many important buildings
of prehispanic Mesoamerican cities were oriented on an astronomical basis, predominantly …

In a recent comment Michael Smith argues that the cosmological interpretations of Maya
urban layouts proposed in an article by Ashmore and Sabloff are vague and unconvincing …

‘DEBT-PAYMENT’ TO THE GODS AMONG THE AZTEC: THE MISRENDERING OF A SPANISH
EXPRESSION AND ITS EFFECTS During the last two dec Page 1 ‘DEBT-PAYMENT’ TO THE …

Since Acosta's work in the 1940s, relief carvings of serpents entwined with partially
skeletonized personages on the coatepantli at Tula have frequently been identified as …

Systematic archaeoastronomical research recently conducted in several regions of
Mesoamerica has revealed the existence of architectural orientations corresponding to …

The observation of the sky was of considerable importance to the Maya, Aztecs and other
prehispanic peoples of Mesoamerica. Their familiarity with the regularities of the apparent …

Hay incógnitas históricas que inquietan a los especialistas desde hace décadas; el tema del
presente libro es una de ellas: las relaciones políticas, culturales, bélicas y comerciales que …