The tropical year in the Maya world - Chichén

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The Casa Colorada building contains an inscription which clearly indicates that the Maya of Chichén Itzá considered the tropical year for their fire rituals.

The tropical year in the Maya world - Retalteco

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The drum altar of Retalteco contains one of several Maya inscription which indicate that the ancient Maya had knowledge of the exact astronomical solar year, also called the tropical year, which is 365.2422 days long.

The Venus Table in the Dresden Codex

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In this course you will learn about the famous Venus table of the Dresden Maya Codex.

The Mars Table in the Dresden Codex

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In this course you will learn the secrets of the Mars table of the Dresden Codex.

The Eclipse Table in the Dresden Codex

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Did you know that the ancient Maya predicted solar and lunar eclipses? In my next course I explain the eclipse tables of the Dresden Maya Codex.

Astronomical Events in Classic Maya Inscriptions

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In this course you will see that many events of Classic Maya inscriptions were carefully chosen in order to coincide with very specific celestial events.

The Maya World and Teotihuacan

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In this course you will learn fascinating facts about the complex relationship between Teotihuacan and the lowland Maya area.

The Astronaut of Palenque

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In this course you will learn about the supposed astronaut of Palenque, the meaning of the iconographic symbols on the lid and what the hieroglyphic inscriptions of Palenque reveal about him.

The Tatsumi Codex Intensiv

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Travel back in time with me and see how the ancient Maya calendar priests used their codex computers in order to calculate millions of calendar positions.