The calculation of the lunar series on classic Maya monuments

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dc.contributor.authorFuls, Andreas
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-31T13:55:21Z
dc.date.available2018-08-31T13:55:21Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionDieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.de
dc.descriptionThis publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively.en
dc.description.abstractArchaeological and historical evidence clearly shows that the Lunar Series of mythical dates were calculated backward—that is, they were often determined from the date on which the monument was erected using a specific formula to calculate the age of the moon. In this article, I present a high-precision adjustment technique that confirms the “Palenque formula” using Lunar Series data from recent excavations. I show that the Palenque formula was also used at Tikal on 9.16.15.0.0 to backward calculate the Lunar Series of 5.0.0.0.0 12 Ahaw 3 Sak. At Coba, the backward calculation of the Lunar Series of the Era base date used a less precise 29.5-day lunar month. I also discuss the relationship between rulers of specific sites and the lunar-month count at those sites, finding that there was no “Period of Uniformity” in lunar calculation, as proposed by John Teeple (1930). Although a uniform six-month count was used during the reign of several rulers, in many cases the month count changed after a new ruler came to throne. I propose a month count related to a cycle of eight tropical years for the Lunar Series of K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I and Yo'nal Ahk III at the site of Piedras Negras.en
dc.identifier.eissn1469-1787
dc.identifier.issn0956-5361
dc.identifier.urihttps://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/8146
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-7307
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subject.ddc930 Geschichte des Altertums bis ca. 499, Archäologiede
dc.titleThe calculation of the lunar series on classic Maya monumentsen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi10.1017/S0956536107000168
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue2
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleAncient Mesoamericaen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameCambridge University Pressen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend282
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart273
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume18
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tub.affiliationFak. 6 Planen Bauen Umwelt::Inst. Geodäsie und Geoinformationstechnikde
tub.affiliation.facultyFak. 6 Planen Bauen Umweltde
tub.affiliation.instituteInst. Geodäsie und Geoinformationstechnikde
tub.publisher.universityorinstitutionTechnische Universität Berlinde

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