Earliest evidence of the use of the Mesoamerican 260-day calendar, ‘centuries earlier than its previously known use in textual records,’ revealed by the orientations of newly-uncovered ruins along Mexico’s southern Gulf Coast smithsonianmag.com Submitted by marketrent t3_1063l3r on January 7, 2023 at 11:48 PM in history 72 comments 3,158
Starbourne8 t1_j3j59ta wrote on January 8, 2023 at 10:55 PM The 365 day calendar is vastly superior to any other type. Not even close. It’s nice to be able to count how many times the sun will come up and go down again before the next winter solstice. Permalink 2
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments