Paquimé. Influencia del Pensamiento Matemático y Astronómico Mesoamericano

This paper refers to the study of the social practice of the construction of Mesoamerican ceremonial centers, in order to relate it to the actual construction of Cross Moundat, in the Paquimé region, northwest of the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. The mound was an astronomical observatory consisting of a 15 meter long and 13.70 wide base originally oriented to true north. Its construction followed an astronomical nature standard that relates primarily to the seasonal solstices, that were related to the stroke of two axes allowing the transit of the Sun on different receptacles, activity develope...