Английская Википедия:Chojolom

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Шаблон:Multiple image Chojolom is a small Maya archaeological site in the western highlands of Guatemala. The site features a number of sculpted stones that are presumed to belong to the Kʼicheʼ Maya culture of the Postclassic Period (approximately AD 900–1520).[1] Chojolom is situated on a hill in the municipality of Cantel, in the department of Quetzaltenango.[2] The municipality is inhabited by Kʼicheʼ Maya to this day, who make up 93.8% of the local population.[3] Cantel is located Шаблон:Convert from the modern city of Quetzaltenango at Kilometer 217 on the CA2 Highway.[4] Chojolom is believed to have been a ritual site.[5]

Chojolom means "by the head" in the Kʼicheʼ Maya language, deriving from the root word jolom ("head").[6] Local historian Mariano Cornejo has speculated that the depositing of the stone heads and the naming of the hill may be linked.[7]

Sculptures

Шаблон:Maya civilization As of September 2010 three sculpted stone heads have been found at the site; one of an armadillo, one human and one representing a deity.[8] The heads were discovered when mud was cleared away after a period of heavy rain in 2010.[9] One of the stone heads was found in a cave at the site.[10] Ceramics and bones have also been found, which may represent a ritual offering.[11] In addition to the stone heads, a clay head has also been found.[12] A minor landslide in October 2010 revealed a stone altar under a tree root.[13]

The Armadillo Head measures approximately Шаблон:Convert.[14] The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is native to the Cantel region.[15] The Armadillo Head was the first of the three stone heads to have been found by local farmer Sebastián Sam.[16]

The Human Head measures Шаблон:Convert.[17] It was the second stone head to be discovered at Chojolom.[18]

The Deity Head is the largest sculpture, measuring Шаблон:Convert.[19] It was the third stone head to be found at the site.[20]

The Altar measures Шаблон:Convert and bears designs that include circles, hills, human figures and a deer.[21] The combination of six human figures with the deer has been interpreted as a Maya calendrical date by Guatemalan anthropologist Lina Barrios.[22]

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  1. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18.
  2. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18. Rodríguez Rouanet et al 1992, p.2.
  3. ↑ Anonymous 2010-09-18. Servicio de Información Municipal.
  4. ↑ Inforpressca, p.6.
  5. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18.
  6. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18. Christenson, p.46.
  7. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18.
  8. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18.
  9. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18.
  10. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18.
  11. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18.
  12. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18.
  13. ↑ Rodas 2010-10-05.
  14. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18.
  15. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18. Corporación Municipal 2001, p.14.
  16. ↑ Anonymous 2010-09-18.
  17. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18.
  18. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18.
  19. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18.
  20. ↑ Rodas 2010-09-18.
  21. ↑ Rodas 2010-10-05.
  22. ↑ Rodas 2010-10-05.
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