古代メキシコにおけるオルメック陶器の生産と輸出は,元素分析によって決定された
Jeffrey P Blomster1, Hector Neff, Michael D Glascock
1Department of Anthropology, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA. blomster@gwu.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|February 19, 2005
まとめ
メソアメリカで最初のオルメック文明は,統一されたスタイルとアイコングラフィを開発しました. 陶器の基本的な分析は,これらはサンロレンソ地域から生まれたことを明らかにし,初期の文化的優先順位を支持しています.
科学分野:
- 考古学考古学とは
- 美術史 美術史 美術史 美術史 美術史
- 材料科学 材料科学とは
背景:
- メソアメリカで最も初期のオルメク文明は,階層社会,記念碑的な芸術,独特のイコングラフィで知られています.
- オルメック様式の起源と拡散は,単一のセンターから,または分散した相互作用を通じて,継続的な議論の対象です.
研究 の 目的:
- オルメック様式の陶器の地理的起源を調査する.
- オルメックのスタイルが一つの地域から生まれたのか,それとも複数の同時代の社会から生まれたのかを見極める.
主な方法:
- メソアメリカ全土から採取した725個の考古学的な陶器サンプルを基本分析した.
- 地域の起源を特定するために,粘土の地化学的調達.
主要な成果:
- オルメック様式を示す陶器の試料は,メキシコ湾岸のサンローレンツ地方に由来しています.
- この発見は,オルメックの芸術的,イデオロギー的な表現の主要な源泉としてのサン・ロレンソ地域を支持する.
結論:
- サンロレンソ地方出身のオルメッカ人は,メソアメリカ大陸で初めて統一されたスタイルとアイコンの体系を発展させ,普及させた先駆者であった.
- この研究は,オルメックの文化的な優先順位と初期メソアメリカにおける影響力の有力な証拠を提供します.
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