ANT200H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: El Castillo, Chichen Itza, Chichen Itza, El Mirador
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Pyramids: el castillo, chichen itza, pyramid of the sun, teotihuacan. The base of it is similar in diameter to the great pyramid at itza, but it is much shorter. Cosmology and time keeping: complex set of interlocking calendars. Tzolkin -260 day calendar (13 months and 20 days: this was an old ritual calendar, haab 365 day solar calendar, based on astronomical observations. 260 x 365: calendar round (52 years, logographic, calendric, historical events. The first farmers moved into the area, and was established around. Lecture 20 early states in mesoamerica: there was a production of honey, there was a dense population of people around this time, urbanized by 150 bc, ex: el mirador. This center covered a lot of km. At this structure alone, there were 200 structures buildings, etc. There were other centers that weren"t far away and took its place. Classic maya: ad300-900, maya lowlands and yucatan peninsula.
