[Aztlan] Classic Maya Unit of Length

[D. M. Urquidi]

 Estimados listeros,
  
> I have a question.  Does anybody know of what units
> of measuring length the
> Classic Maya employed?  

Thor Anderson in his Thesis called Kruston; A Study of
House and Home in a Maya Village (1975)
learned the Maya methods of measuring and building a
house.

>From "four inch worm-like strides by the thumb to
index finger" they were able to measure post holes.
Translated it was 60 centifmeters (of a man's hand). 
Three fingers shorter for a beam was equal to six
centimeters. To "square" the roof beams, they stepped
out a length of rope then folded it in half, cutting
it and then used each piece to measure the diagonals
in the Z'am te" the tie beam in the center..

The houses were rarely larger than seven meters to a
side.

So much for measurements. These are just basics for
housebuilding a long time agol.  Now, it is probably
all metric or feet.

dea


D. M. Urquidi
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