UNAM
Revista Digital Universitaria
Revista Digital Universitaria ISSN: 1607 - 6079 | Publicación mensual | 1 de junio de 2013 vol.14, No.6

ABSTRACT

Under the sign of the solar star: migration, astronomy and rock art in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico

Marie-Areti Hers y Daniel Flores



In the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico, a unique integration of elements occupies the same place: a monumental ceremonial center, a so-called Teotihuacan "astronomical markers" and a comprehensive set of engravings. It brings light on the role of the Teotihuacan astronomical knowledge in the Mesoamerican expansion northward at around 600 A.D., illustrates the beliefs and rituals that accompanied these migratory flows of the Chalchihuites culture, and we detail the map of affinities and exchanges of ideas and images were woven across the with of the vast Mesoamerican northern area.

Keywords: Teotihuacan astronomical marker, rock art, Chalchihuites culture.