Was the Beginning Day of the Maya Month Numbered Zero (or Twenty) or One?
"Was the Beginning Day of the Maya Month Numbered Zero (or Twenty) or One?" by Charles P. Bowditch is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This book delves into the complexities of the Maya calendar system, particularly focusing on the counting methods used to label the beginning days of their months. It examines whether the Mayans designated the initial day of the month as Day 0, 20, or 1,aiming to clarify a long-standing debate among scholars. In this detailed analysis, Bowditch reviews evidence from the Dresden Codex and various inscriptions to explore the Maya's counting methodology. He presents arguments supporting Goodman's theory that the Maya month began with Day 0 or 20, rather than Day 1. By referencing specific examples and calculations from the codex, Bowditch concludes that the evidence leans towards the understanding that the Maya designated their month beginnings as Day 0, effectively creating a framework in which days were counted from zero to nineteen within each month. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bowditch, Charles P. (Charles Pickering), 1842-1921 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 07029658 |
| Title | Was the Beginning Day of the Maya Month Numbered Zero (or Twenty) or One? |
| Note | Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Julia Miller, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F1401: Latin America local history: General |
| Subject | Maya calendar |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 39259 |
| Release Date | Mar 25, 2012 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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