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Classic Maya Astronomy at Xultún

From K. Kris Hirst and Nicoletta Maestri

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Sources for the Xultun Astronomical Tables
Page 24 of the Dresden Codex

Page 24 of the Dresden Codex, illustrating astronomical tables written in the 11th and 12th centuries AD.

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This photo essay is a part of the About.com guide to Maya Civilization, and the Dictionary of Archaeology.

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Garrison TG, and Dunning NP. 2009. Settlement, Environment, and Politics in the San Bartolo-Xultún Territory, El Peten, Guatemala. Latin American Antiquity 20(4):525-552.

Garrison TG, and Stuart D. 2004. Un análisis preliminar de las inscripciones que se relacionan con Xultún, Petén, Guatemala. In: Laporte JP, Arroyo B, Escobedo HL, and Mejía H, editors. XVII Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas en Guatemala, 2003: Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología. p 829-842.

Houston SD. 1986. Problematic Emblem Glyphs: Examples from Altar de Sacrificios, El Chorro, Río Azul, and Xultún: Center for Maya Research Washington, DC.

Park C, and Chung H. 2011. Identification of Postclassic Maya Constellations from the Venus Pages of the Dresden Codex. Estudios de Cultura Maya 35:33-62.

Saturno WA, Stuart D, Aveni AF, and Rossi F. 2012. Ancient Maya astronomical tables from Xultún, Guatemala. Science 336:714 - 717.

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