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

1. Long Count date on Chiapa de Corzo Stela 2

   Dec 6, 36 BCELabels: Chiapa de, Long Count

   • Long Count
   • Chiapa de Corzo

2. Long Count date on Tres Zapotes Stela C

   Sep 1, 32 BCELabels: Tres Zapotes, Long Count

   • Long Count
   • Tres Zapotes

3. Tikal Stela 29 records early Lowland Long Count

   Jul 8, 292Labels: Tikal Stela, Long Count

   • Penn Museum
   • MesoWeb

4. Maya 819-day count attested at Palenque

   Jan 1, 668Labels: Palenque, 819-day count

   • 819 day cycle

5. Quiriguá inscriptions attest later 819-day count use

   Jan 1, 815Labels: Quirigu, 819-day count

   • 819 day cycle

6. Dresden Codex compiled with calendrical-astronomical tables

   Jan 1, 1100Labels: Dresden Codex, astronomical tables

   • Dresden Codex

7. Dresden Codex Venus Table systematizes Venus cycle

   Jan 1, 1100Labels: Dresden Codex, Venus Table

   • Venus Table
   • Dresden Codex

8. Diego de Landa documents Yucatec Maya calendrical knowledge

   Jan 1, 1566Labels: Diego de, Relaci n

   • Relaci n

9. Books of Chilam Balam compiled in Yucatán towns

   Jan 1, 1650Labels: Chilam Balam, Yucat n

   • Britannica

10. Continued use of Tzolk’in–Haab’ Calendar Round in highlands

    Jan 1, 1700Labels: Tzolk in, Haab

    • Maya calendar

11. Brasseur de Bourbourg publishes de Landa manuscript

    Jan 1, 1864Labels: Brasseur de, de Landa

    • Relaci n

12. GMT correlation widely used to anchor Long Count era date

    Jan 1, 1950Labels: GMT correlation, Long Count

    • Maya calendar
    • Long Count