Tzintzuntzan Archaeological Site: An Approximation to Its Astronomical Orientations

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Ways to Do, Ways to Inhabit, Ways to Interact: An Archaeological View of Communities and Daily Life" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This presentation focuses on the astronomical orientations at the Tzintzuntzan archaeological site. This research progress presents our data from fieldwork: firstly, the measurements of azimuth and elevation from architecture alignments; second, the process of date calculation; and third, the hypothetical reconstruction of a horizon calendar. In addition, we present a photographic record of the sunset on dates marked by orientation alignments. Finally, we present the relationship between these dates and orientations alignment with the process of maize farming in the study area.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Ways to Do, Ways to Inhabit, Ways to Interact: An Archaeological View of Communities and Daily Life   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 38544.0