Muisca lunisolar calendar
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The Muisca lunisolar calendar was an intricate pre-Columbian timekeeping system used by the Muisca people of the Colombian Andes, combining lunar and solar cycles to regulate agriculture, religion, and social life.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muisca ritual calendar | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muisca cultural practice
ⓘ
lunisolar calendar ⓘ pre-Columbian calendar ⓘ |
| agriculturalFunction |
harvest schedules
ⓘ
sowing schedules ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Chía
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sué NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnObservationOf |
Moon
ⓘ
Sun ⓘ stars ⓘ |
| centerOfObservation |
Bacatá
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sugamuxi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combines |
lunar cycles
ⓘ
solar cycles ⓘ |
| culture | Muisca Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | Muisca astronomer-priests ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
José Domingo Duquesne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish chroniclers ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
agricultural seasons
ⓘ
intercalation of lunar months ⓘ ritual cycles ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| influenced |
Muisca agricultural planning
ⓘ
Muisca political organization ⓘ Muisca religious festivals ⓘ |
| partOf |
Muisca astronomy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muisca cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ Muisca religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Andean agricultural cycles
ⓘ
Mesoamerican calendars ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
determining festival dates
ⓘ
timing offerings to deities ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
organizing communal work
ⓘ
structuring political events ⓘ |
| status | no longer in regular use ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
anthropology
ⓘ
archaeoastronomy ⓘ ethnoastronomy ⓘ |
| timeUnit |
day
ⓘ
lunar month ⓘ solar year ⓘ week ⓘ |
| usedBefore | Spanish conquest of the Muisca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Muisca people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
regulating agriculture
ⓘ
regulating religious ceremonies ⓘ regulating social life ⓘ |
| usedInCountry | Colombia ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Altiplano Cundiboyacense
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chía
this entity surface form:
Muisca ritual calendar
subject surface form:
Chía