The Origin of the Maya Solar Calendar

@article{Bricker1982TheOO,
  title={The Origin of the Maya Solar Calendar},
  author={Victoria Reifler Bricker},
  journal={Current Anthropology},
  year={1982},
  volume={23},
  pages={101 - 103}
}
  • V. Bricker
  • Published 1 February 1982
  • Sociology
  • Current Anthropology
Meme approche que pour la determination de l'origine du calendrier solaire Azteque par Michel Graulich en 1981: la correlation, au XVI s., faite avec le calendrier julien. Description du calendrier solaire Maya (le haab): 18 mois de 20 jours plus un "mois" intercalaire de 5 jours. Les noms des mois dans les divers dialectes Maya. Figure des glyphes des mois Maya. Table de correspondance des mois Maya avec les dates du calendrier julien etablie pour 1553-1554. D'ou calcul du debut de l… 
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