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Behavioral Tracking and Neuromast Imaging of Mexican Cavefish
Published on: April 6, 2019
まとめ
ゲレロの洞窟で新たに発見されたオルメックの絵画は,古代メソアメリカンの宗教と芸術についての洞察を提供します. これらの最も古くから知られている例は,ユニークなグリフを明らかにし,オルメックの水と生育の崇拝に関する理論を確認しています.
科学分野:
- 考古学考古学とは
- メソアメリカン・スタディズ メソアメリカン・スタディズ
- 美術史 美術史 美術史 美術史 美術史
背景:
- 古代メソアメリカで繁栄したオルメック文明は,重要な芸術的,文化的遺産を残しました.
- オルメックの芸術は主にラ・ヴェンタのような場所から知られており,独特のスタイルコンベンションが特徴です.
- オルメックのアイコングラフィを理解することは,彼らの宗教信仰と社会構造を解読するのに不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- メキシコのゲレロ州にある洞窟でこれまでに記録されていないオルメック人の絵画が発見されたことを報告するためです.
- これらの絵画のスタイル的な類似点とユニークなグラフィックモチーフを,既知のオルメック芸術との関係で分析する.
- 洞窟の宗教的,文化的意義とその関連アイコングラフィを調査する.
主な方法:
- メキシコのゲレロ州にある洞窟の考古学調査は,1968年に最初に調査された.
- 新しく発見されたオルメック絵画のスタイル分析,ラ・ヴェンタから確立されたオルメック美術と比較.
- オルメックの宗教的な文脈におけるその意義を理解するために,グリフィックのモチーフのイコングラフィック分析.
主要な成果:
- 以前は報告されていなかったオルメックの絵画が,ゲレロの洞窟で発見され,メソアメリカにおける初期期にさかのぼる.
- 絵画は,ラ・ヴェンタ・オルメック美術のスタイルに類似しているが,独特のグラフィック・モチーフを特徴としている.
- 洞窟のアイコングラフィは,水と生育に捧げられた神社として機能し,オルメック宗教に関する既存の仮説を裏付けていることを示唆しています.
- 洞窟から,後期的な前ヒスパニック時代の繊維の断片も回収されました.
結論:
- ゲレロの洞窟絵画は,最も古いオルメック美術のいくつかを表しており,その芸術的範囲と時間軸の理解を広げています.
- 新規のグラフィックモチーフの存在は,オルメックのイコングラフィと宗教的概念を解釈するための新しいデータを提供します.
- この発見は,オルメックの宗教慣行が,水や生育力などの自然元素と結びついていることを裏付けている.
- この発見は,未調査の地域におけるオルメックの遺跡や遺跡の発見の可能性を強調しています.
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