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orsimertank t1_j3fzo3t wrote
Reply to 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 by marketrent
I know more about the Aztecs (Mexica of Tenochtitlan in particular) than the Olmecs, etc., so please forgive the question: is this using the 260 day calendar exclusively, or is it in conjunction with the 365 day calendar?
(For those who aren't familiar, the Aztecs used the 365 day solar calendar and 260 day sacred calendar at the same time, with them lining up every 52 years.)
orsimertank t1_iw3q6vj wrote
The brother of a colleague was the one to find this. They've been posting the Leo DiCaprio pointing meme all week lol
orsimertank t1_j3ha2zs wrote
Reply to comment by unechartreusesvp in 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 by marketrent
I asked the question because the article is looking at Preclassic, not Postclassic. Dresden codex is Postclassic.