Cover
Contents
Figures
Tables
Foreword: Astronomy, Anthropology, and Anthony Aveni
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Introduction
1. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Cosmology, Calendars, and Horizon-Based Astronomy
Part II: Horizon-Based Astronomy
2. Pyramids Marking Time: Anthony F. Aveni’s Contribution to the Study of Astronomical Alignments in Mesoamerican Architecture
3. Maya Architectural Hierophanies
4. Mountain of Sustenance: Site Organization at Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl and Mesoamerican Concepts of Space and Time
Part III: Cosmological Principles
5. The North Celestial Pole in Ancient Mesoamerica
6. A Seasonal Calendar in the Codex Borgia
7. Iconography and Metaphorical Expressions Pertaining to Eclipses: A Perspective from Postclassic and Colonial Maya Manuscripts
8. The Maya Deluge Myth and Dresden Codex Page 74: Not the End but the Eternal Regeneration of the World
Part IV: Calendar Records
9. The Ancient Maya Moon: Calendar and Character
10. Pecked Circles and Divining Boards: Calculating Instruments in Ancient Mesoamerica
11. The “Las Bocas Mosaic” and Mesoamerican Astro-Calendrics: “Calculator” or Hoax?
12. Some Alternative Eclipse Periodicities in Maya Codices
13. Modeling Indigenous Mesoamerican Eclipse Theory
Part V: Conclusion
14. Maya Books and Buildings at Baktun’s End
Contributors
Index