A Mathematical Description of the Agricultural Fields of the Acolhua Codices Vergara and Santa María Asunción
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Published:2021-08-18
Issue:4
Volume:32
Page:835-849
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ISSN:1045-6635
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Container-title:Latin American Antiquity
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Latin Am. antiq.
Author:
Jorge María del Carmen,
Garza-Hume Clara EugeniaORCID,
Chávez Ramiro
Abstract
We carry out a mathematical analysis of the quadrilateral fields from Codex Santa María Asunción and compare it with similar previous results from Codex Vergara, as well as analyze fields with more than four sides from both codices. We also provide a computational tool to draw all the possible shapes of the fields. Finally, we use the concept of maximum area to test the feasibility of the areas recorded in the codices and conclude that the Acolhua were very good surveyors.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Archaeology,History,Archaeology
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