Archaeoastronomical studies have demonstrated that the important civic and ceremonial
buildings in Mesoamerica were largely oriented to sunrises or sunsets on specific dates, but …

In the 1920s, during the first archaeological excavations at Uaxactún, Petén, Guatemala, an
architectural complex named Group E was interpreted as an ancient Maya astronomical …

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 …

The assessment of the orientation of built structures is often hampered by the lack of
historical or ethnographic records that could be used to support claims of alignments to …

The Kofun period of the history of Japan—between the 3rd and the 7th century AD—bears
its name from the construction of huge, earth mound tombs called Kofun. Among them, the …

Architectural researchers have conducted researches on the architectural orientation of
vernacular settlements, both explicitly and implicitly. The study results differ based on the …

Urbanism in most areas of Western Europe occurred at the time of the Roman Empire when
several hundred new towns were founded, notably under Augustus. Those towns were …

Intervals of 260 days are recorded by architectural orientations at a number of Maya sites, a
pattern that may have developed early at sites such as Nakbe. The 260-day calendar …

The pilgrimage along the Way of Saint James constituted the principal mechanism for the
introduction of new currents of thought into the Iberian Peninsula, such as Romanesque …

Archaeoastronomical studies carried out during the last decades in Mesoamerica have
demonstrated that civic and ceremonial buildings were largely oriented on astronomical …