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On the Orientation of Precolumbian Buildings in Central Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Anthony F. Aveni  and
Sharon L. Gibbs
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Abstract

A tendency for many precolumbian buildings to align east of north is examined for possible astronomical motives. Stellar and solar phenomena are suggested as possible influences. The importance of clearly establishing the relative positions of observer and point of reference in any archaeo-astronomical analysis is emphasized. Certain misconceptions concerning chronological correlations of alignments and a new dimension in establishing orientations are discussed.

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American Antiquity , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , October 1976 , pp. 510 - 517
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1976

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