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Santa Elena Poco Uinic

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Santa Elena Poco Uinic
Santa Elena Poco Uinic is located in Mesoamerica
Santa Elena Poco Uinic
Location within Mesoamerica
Alternative namePoco Uinic
LocationChiapasMexico
RegionChiapas
Coordinates16°35′14.9172″N 91°44′20.4756″W / 16.587477000°N 91.739021000°W / 16.587477000; -91.739021000
History
PeriodsLate Classic
CulturesMaya civilization

Santa Elena Poco Uinic (also known as just Poco Uinic) is a Classic Maya site in Chiapas, Mexico.[1] It contains Stela 3, that has the date 9.17.19.13.16 5 K'ib' 14 Ch'en and a glyph that indicates an eclipse. An eclipse was recorded as occurring on July 16, 790 CE O.S., so this find has frequently been proposed as a way to establish a correlation between the Maya Calendar and the Julian Calendar.

References

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  1. ^ Iwaniszewski, Stanislaw (2021-01-01). Remarks on the Lunar Series and Eclipse Cycles in Late Classic Maya Records. Bibcode:2021acas.book..237I.