Maya Dresden Codex Venus Table
- Date of account
- Manuscript tradition c. 11th–13th century; surviving copy later
- Location
- Maya region; manuscript tradition associated with Yucatán
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Dresden Codex contains detailed Venus tables used to calculate the planet’s synodic cycle, along with ritual and calendrical material. Ancient-astronaut writers have sometimes treated its Venus imagery and related figures as depictions of spacecraft or astronauts. Specialists instead analyze the manuscript within Maya astronomy, divination, and scribal traditions. This lead matters because it offers a clear example of a genuine ancient astronomical artefact being reinterpreted as UAP evidence. Dating, manuscript transmission, iconographic readings, and the relationship between text and image remain scholarly subjects.
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