One of the stelaes of Quiriguá



This is the sketch of one of the gigantic stelae of Quiriguá in today's Guatemala shown earlier in Lecture 5.

The date (1,418,400 days since 12 August 3113 BC = 24 January 771 AD) is given in the secular and sacred calendars and as a day count from the beginning of the Mayan calendar. The sketch replaces the interpretation of Lecture 5 with the accurate day count.


Adapted from G. Ifrah, G. (1999)


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