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Solution of the Mayan Calendar Enigma

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A purely arithmetical model of early naked-eye astronomy is developed. The astronomical origin of the Mayan Calendar (the 260-day Tzolk'in, the 365-day Haab', the 3276-day Kawil-direction-color cycle and the 1872000-day Long Count Calendar) is demonstrated and the position of the Calendar Round at the mythical date of creation 13(0).0.0.0.0 4 Ahau 8 Cumku is calculated. Evidence shows that this model was used in the Maya Classic period (200 to 900 CE) to determine the Palenque lunar equation. This gives a comprehensive description of the Mayan arithmetical model of astronomy.
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hal-01254966 , version 1 (13-01-2016)
hal-01254966 , version 2 (16-01-2016)
hal-01254966 , version 3 (25-10-2016)
hal-01254966 , version 4 (06-11-2016)
hal-01254966 , version 5 (21-11-2016)
hal-01254966 , version 6 (29-11-2016)
hal-01254966 , version 7 (13-11-2018)

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Thomas Chanier. Solution of the Mayan Calendar Enigma. 2016. ⟨hal-01254966v4⟩
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