{"product_id":"archaeoastronomy-and-the-maya-gerardo-aldana-y-villalobos-9781782976431","title":"Archaeoastronomy and the Maya","description":"Archaeoastronomy and the Maya illustrates archaeoastronomical approaches to ancient Mayan cultural production. The book is contextualized through a history of archaeoastronomical investigations into Mayan sites, originating in the 19th century discovery of astronomical tables within hieroglyphic books. Early 20th century archaeological excavations revealed inscriptions carved into stone that also preserved astronomical records, along with architecture that was built to reflect astronomical orientations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese materials provided the basis of a growing professionalized archaeoastronomy, blossoming in the 1970s and expanding into recent years. The chapters here exemplify the advances made in the field during the early 21st century as well as the on-going diversity of approaches, presenting new perspectives and discoveries in ancient Mayan astronomy that result from recent studies of architectural alignments, codices, epigraphy, iconography, ethnography, and calendrics. More than just investigations of esoteric ancient sciences, studies of ancient Mayan astronomy have profoundly aided our understanding of Mayan worldviews. Concepts of time and space, meanings encoded in religious art, intentions underlying architectural alignments, and even methods of political legitimization are all illuminated through the study of Mayan astronomy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerardo Aldana y. Villalobos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782976434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782976431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxbow Books Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.70h x 8.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Gerardo Aldana y. Villalobos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065815019775,"sku":"9781782976431","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb9390fb-44c5-4d9a-a589-2ac09e7d70cb.jpg?v=1768677464","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/archaeoastronomy-and-the-maya-gerardo-aldana-y-villalobos-9781782976431","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}