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Maya Long Count and calendrical systems (Origins–Postclassic, c. 1st century BCE–1700 CE)

Maya Long Count and calendrical systems (Origins–Postclassic, c. 1st century BCE–1700 CE)

  1. Tikal Stela 29 records early Lowland Long Count

    Labels: Tikal Stela, Long Count
  2. Maya 819-day count attested at Palenque

    Labels: Palenque, 819-day count
  3. Quiriguá inscriptions attest later 819-day count use

    Labels: Quirigu, 819-day count
  4. Dresden Codex compiled with calendrical-astronomical tables

    Labels: Dresden Codex, astronomical tables
  5. Diego de Landa documents Yucatec Maya calendrical knowledge

    Labels: Diego de, Relaci n
  6. Books of Chilam Balam compiled in Yucatán towns

    Labels: Chilam Balam, Yucat n
  7. Continued use of Tzolk’in–Haab’ Calendar Round in highlands

    Labels: Tzolk in, Haab
  8. Brasseur de Bourbourg publishes de Landa manuscript

    Labels: Brasseur de, de Landa
  9. GMT correlation widely used to anchor Long Count era date

    Labels: GMT correlation, Long Count