POSSIBLE REPRESENTATIONS OF CONSTELLATIONS IN THE ROCK ART OF THE BASIN OF MEXICO

In this paper it arises the function and the possible significance of petroglyphs shaped pocitas rocks arises, the methodology is the consideration of archaeological features present in large embedded natural rocks in the cultural landscape and archaeological sites ceremonial significance in several...

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Autor: Francisco Rivas Castro
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:México
Recursos:Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia
Repositorio:Redalyc-INAH
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:57150516012
Acesso em linha:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57150516012
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
Árchaeoastronomy
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Resumo:In this paper it arises the function and the possible significance of petroglyphs shaped pocitas rocks arises, the methodology is the consideration of archaeological features present in large embedded natural rocks in the cultural landscape and archaeological sites ceremonial significance in several Mesoamerican sites. It is also considered its presence in large sculptures from the Olmec period, we briefly discuss the dotted crosses the classical period of the Teotihuacan era and its use associated with stones which are associated with astronomical events and chronographs, is clear and states that some had a connotation astronomical and other they used perhaps to recreate pre-Columbian ceremonial under certain parties.