How Long to Read Cycles of the Sun, Mysteries of the Moon

How Long Does it Take to Read Cycles of the Sun, Mysteries of the Moon?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 3 minutes to read Cycles of the Sun, Mysteries of the Moon by Vincent H. Malmström

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The simple question "How did the Maya come up with a calendar that had only 260 days?" led Vincent Malmström to discover an unexpected "hearth" of Mesoamerican culture. In this boldly revisionist book, he sets forth his challenging, new view of the origin and diffusion of Mesoamerican calendrical systems—the intellectual achievement that gave rise to Mesoamerican civilization and culture. Malmström posits that the 260-day calendar marked the interval between passages of the sun at its zenith over Izapa, an ancient ceremonial center in the Soconusco region of Mexico's Pacific coastal plain. He goes on to show how the calendar developed by the Zoque people of the region in the fourteenth century B.C. gradually diffused through Mesoamerica into the so-called "Olmec metropolitan area" of the Gulf coast and beyond to the Maya in the east and to the plateau of Mexico in the west. These findings challenge our previous understanding of the origin and diffusion of Mesoamerican civilization. Sure to provoke lively debate in many quarters, this book will be important reading for all students of ancient Mesoamerica—anthropologists, archaeologists, archaeoastronomers, geographers, and the growing public fascinated by all things Maya.

How long is Cycles of the Sun, Mysteries of the Moon?

Cycles of the Sun, Mysteries of the Moon by Vincent H. Malmström is 296 pages long, and a total of 75,776 words.

This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Cycles of the Sun, Mysteries of the Moon Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 54 minutes to read Cycles of the Sun, Mysteries of the Moon aloud.

What Reading Level is Cycles of the Sun, Mysteries of the Moon?

Cycles of the Sun, Mysteries of the Moon is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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