Cosmology, calendars, and horizon-based astronomy in ancient Mesoamerica / edited by Anne S. Dowd and Susan Milbrath ; foreword by E.C. Krupp.
"This book is an interdisciplinary tour-de-force that establishes the critical role astronomy played in the religious and civic lives of the ancient peoples of Mesoamerica. Providing examples of how pre-Columbian peoples merged ideas about the cosmos with those concerning calendar and astronomy, and...
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| Language: | English |
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Boulder, Colorado :
University Press of Colorado,
[2015]
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| Physical Description: | xxviii, 380 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Book |