The archaeoastronomy of Tikal: A reanalysis

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作者
Layser, Christopher A. [1 ]
Gullberg, Steven R. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oklahoma, Sch Integrat Studies, Norman, OK 73019 USA
[2] Univ Oklahoma, Coll Profess & Continuing Studies, Norman, OK USA
关键词
archaeoastronomy; E-Group; Maya; Mundo Perdido; Tikal; Uaxactun; MAYA; COSMOLOGY; PLANS;
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10.1002/asna.20230099
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
At the great city of Tikal, the ancient Maya placed and oriented their ceremonial architecture and monuments in accordance with cosmological principles. Its earliest ceremonial plaza, the Mundo Perdido, is one of the oldest pre-Classic E-Groups of the Peten, the astronomical utility of which has been a topic of debate by archeologists and archaeoastronomers alike over the past century. In 1988, Aveni and Hartung surveyed the great temples of Tikal and revealed the relationship between their astronomical and dynastic aspects. Yet, over the intervening decades breakthroughs in the decipherment of the Maya glyphs have greatly increased our understanding of Tikal's dynastic history while interpretations in the field of archaeoastronomy have become more rigorous. For instance, more recent surveys and interpretations by Sprajc (2021a, 2021b) have demonstrated the importance of the Maya ritual calendar in the placement and orientation of ceremonial public architecture. The aim of this paper is to reassess this earlier fieldwork in archaeoastronomy, provide recent corroborative measurements of the orientation of key buildings, and provide a cohesive summation of the cosmological principles found in the design and construction of the city of Tikal.
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