Comets and meteors in the beliefs of ancient Maya

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Comets and meteors in the beliefs of ancient Maya

Description

Data concerning the Mayan approach to comets and meteors have till now been available mostly from ethnographical and folklore w u r m which dealt, a~a rule, with various beliefs and tokens. The studies of hieroglyphic texts of the Claseic Period (AD 600-900) have proved that comets and meteors were undoubtedly known in this culture through astronomical observations and their periodicity.

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Ershova, Galina Dra.

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Ershova, Galina Dra., “Comets and meteors in the beliefs of ancient Maya,” Biblioteca de Universidad Olga y Manuel Ayau Cordón - UOMAC, accessed October 18, 2025, https://uomac.net/biblioteca/items/show/202.

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