Orientaciones astronómicas en la arquitectura de Mesoamérica: Oaxaca y el Golfo de México

• Main Author: Francisco Sánchez Nava, Pedro (auth)
• Other Authors: Šprajc, Ivan (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Ljubljana ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2015
• Series: Prostor, kraj, čas 8
• Subjects: Pre-Columbian America; Archaeology; Archaeological science, methodology & techniques; Ancient religions & mythologies; Cosmology & the universe; archaelogy; archaeological sites; archeoastronomy; architectural heritage; calendars; Indian architecture; Mexico; orientations in architecture; arheoastronomija; arheologija; arheološka najdišča; arhitekturna dediščina; indijanska arhitektura; koledarji; Mehika; orientacije v arhitekturi
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This monograph presents the results of a systematic study of orientations in prehispanic architecture of two sub-areas of Mesoamerica. The alignment data for a number of civic and ceremonial buildings were collected with field measurements at 42 archaeological sites in the cultural regions of Oaxaca...