essay
Calendrical systems of central Mexico
Archaelogy of northern Mesoamerica, part one • 10 • Published In 1971 • Pages: 333-348
By: Caso, Alfonso.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document surveys what is known of the Aztec calendrical system and its relation to other systems of central Mexico, and provides a means for coordinating Aztec dates with those of the Gregorian calendar. Some details are given regarding the ceremonial calendar, and the notion of lucky and unlucky days.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ordering of time
- Comparative evidence
- Prehistory
- Cosmology
- Luck and chance
- Revelation and divination
- Priesthood
- Spirits and gods
- Rest days and holidays
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Aztecs
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- M. A. Marcus ; 1984
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1480-1540
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- central highland Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Alfonso Caso
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 64010316
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Aztecs