Digital archaeology is the application of information technology and digital media to archaeological research, encompassing tools like 3D modeling, GIS, and virtual reality. It serves as both a pervasive practice and a unique subdiscipline that reconfigures how data is collected, analyzed, and preserved without destroying sites.
Venus was a central celestial body in Maya cosmology, influencing agriculture, warfare, and ritual scheduling. Its dual manifestation as Morning and Evening Star dictated divine attributes and societal actions across Mesoamerica.
The Tzolk’in is the foundational 260-day sacred calendar of the Maya civilization, combining 13 numbers and 20 day names to govern ritual life, divination, and personal identity. Still in use today, it represents a sophisticated interlocking timekeeping system distinct from the solar year.
