Temporal cycles and their relationship with the sky among the Toba of Western Formosa, Argentina

From an ethnographic point of view we propose a work that is encompassed within the field of cultural astronomy, focusing on the Toba who inhabit the middle Pilcomayo in Argentina. In this article, we will be researching the ways in which different time cycles have been reported to elapse for the To...

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spelling I33-R139-123456789-200462025-07-09T05:01:13Z Temporal cycles and their relationship with the sky among the Toba of Western Formosa, Argentina Gómez, Cecilia Paula PUEBLOS ORIGINARIOS TOBAS CICLOS TEMPORALES ASTRONOMIA CONSTELACIONES ESTRELLAS From an ethnographic point of view we propose a work that is encompassed within the field of cultural astronomy, focusing on the Toba who inhabit the middle Pilcomayo in Argentina. In this article, we will be researching the ways in which different time cycles have been reported to elapse for the Toba of Western Formosa, Argentina. For our research into these periods, we consider first of all the interpretations made about the sky, but also various environmental signals, like climate changes, and signs given by animals (their singing or sounds made by some of them). Therefore, in this work specifically, we will refer to: the stars in general, Orion’s Belt, the Pleiades, Venus, the Moon and the Sun. 2025-07-08T15:24:47Z 2025-07-08T15:24:47Z 2024 Artículo 2055-348X 2055-3498 https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/20046 10.1558/jsa.30435 eng Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf Equinox Publishing Journal of Skyscape Archaeology. 10(1), 2024.
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topic PUEBLOS ORIGINARIOS
TOBAS
CICLOS TEMPORALES
ASTRONOMIA
CONSTELACIONES
ESTRELLAS
spellingShingle PUEBLOS ORIGINARIOS
TOBAS
CICLOS TEMPORALES
ASTRONOMIA
CONSTELACIONES
ESTRELLAS
Gómez, Cecilia Paula
Temporal cycles and their relationship with the sky among the Toba of Western Formosa, Argentina
topic_facet PUEBLOS ORIGINARIOS
TOBAS
CICLOS TEMPORALES
ASTRONOMIA
CONSTELACIONES
ESTRELLAS
description From an ethnographic point of view we propose a work that is encompassed within the field of cultural astronomy, focusing on the Toba who inhabit the middle Pilcomayo in Argentina. In this article, we will be researching the ways in which different time cycles have been reported to elapse for the Toba of Western Formosa, Argentina. For our research into these periods, we consider first of all the interpretations made about the sky, but also various environmental signals, like climate changes, and signs given by animals (their singing or sounds made by some of them). Therefore, in this work specifically, we will refer to: the stars in general, Orion’s Belt, the Pleiades, Venus, the Moon and the Sun.
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author Gómez, Cecilia Paula
author_facet Gómez, Cecilia Paula
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title Temporal cycles and their relationship with the sky among the Toba of Western Formosa, Argentina
title_short Temporal cycles and their relationship with the sky among the Toba of Western Formosa, Argentina
title_full Temporal cycles and their relationship with the sky among the Toba of Western Formosa, Argentina
title_fullStr Temporal cycles and their relationship with the sky among the Toba of Western Formosa, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Temporal cycles and their relationship with the sky among the Toba of Western Formosa, Argentina
title_sort temporal cycles and their relationship with the sky among the toba of western formosa, argentina
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