Comets and meteors in the beliefs of ancient Maya

Data concerning the Mayan approach to comets and meteors have till now been available mostly from ethnographical and folklore w u r m which dealt, a~a rule, with various beliefs and tokens. The studies of hieroglyphic texts of the Claseic Period (AD 600-900) have proved that comets and meteors were undoubtedly known in this culture through astronomical observations and their periodicity.

Ershova, Galina Dra.