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This essay examines relationships between agrarian ritual observances and specific maize cycle periodicities in Tepoztlán, Morelos. A comparison of the Tepoztecan data with descriptions of the solar/civil calendar contained in book 2 of the Florentine Codex reveals that identical periodicities occurred, albeit nearly three months earlier, for the sixteenth-century Aztecs. Our analysis raises questions concerning the origin, persistence, and mechanics of the Aztec calendar described by Sahagún.
Ethnohistory emphasizes the joint use of documentary materials and ethnographic or archaeological data, as well as the combination of historical and anthropological approaches, in the study of social and cultural processes and history. The journal has established a strong reputation for its studies of the history of native peoples in the Americas and in recent years has expanded its focus to cultures and societies throughout the world. Ethnohistory publishes articles, review essays, and book reviews by scholars in anthropology, history, archaeology, linguistics, literature and art history, geography, and other disciplines and is read by historians and anthropologists alike.
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