Showing posts with label calendar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label calendar. Show all posts

Friday, November 7, 2008

Inca Calendar according to Guaman Poma s work 1615


The Inca calendar had 12 months of 30 days, with each month having its own festival. (The Incan year began in December, and began with Capac Raymi, the magnificent festival.)


Inca Calendar
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gogeometry.com/incas/inca_calendar.htm.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Celestial Find at Ancient Andes


Archeologists working high in the Peruvian Andes have discovered the oldest celestial observatory in the Americas — a 4,200-year-old structure marking the summer and winter solstices that is as old as the stone pillars of Stonehenge.


Massive Ancient Calendar Found in Peru
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gogeometry.com/world_news_map/inca_ancient_calendar_andes.html