まとめ
29箇所で見つかった古代メソアメリカンの"刺さった十字架"のシンボルは,一貫したデザインを示しています. これは,天文学的,暦的,または儀式的な装置として使用することを示唆し,同時に複数の機能を同時に果たしている可能性があります.
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
- エスノアストロノミー エスノアストロノミー
背景:
- 繰り返し登場するシンボルである"ピークド・クロス"または"クォーテード・サークル"は,古代メソアメリカ全土の岩石と儀式的な建物の床に彫刻されている.
- デザインは,通常,直角軸の二重円形で,29の文書化されたサイトで顕著な一貫性を示し,単なる装飾を超えて意図的であることを示しています.
研究 の 目的:
- ペッククロス記号のメトリック特性と一貫した外観を分析するために.
- 古代メソアメリカ文化におけるこのシンボルの潜在的機能を探求する.
主な方法:
- ピッククロスフィギュアのメトリック特性を文書化するためのフィールド調査.
- 異なる場所でのシンボルバリエーションの比較分析.
- 機能的解釈のための考古学的および宇宙学的証拠のレビュー.
主要な成果:
- ペックされた十字架のシンボルは,報告された29の場所のデザインで顕著な一貫性を示しています.
- 記号のメトリック特性は,フィールド調査を通じて体系的に描写されました.
- 天文学的な指向,測量,カレンダー,儀式的なゲームを含む複数の潜在的な機能が特定されました.
結論:
- 一貫したデザインと広範囲にわたる存在は,ペックされた十字架が軽率ではなかったことを示唆しています.
- 証拠は,これらのシンボルの複数の機能を同時に使用することを支持しています.
- この多機能的解釈は,コロンブス以前のメソアメリカ人の宇宙学的な世界観と一致しています.
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