[Aztlan] An answer to John Hoopes

[Johanne Tournier]

Hi, Mike & John!

 

That's very interesting! How would they have determined the alignment? Must
have been astronomically, but is their method known? Can you describe those
"pecked cross circles" in more detail? Can they be observed in Mayan sites
like Tikal and Copan which had a strong presence or influence from
Teotihuacan? Are there any images of them online?

 

And - is the theology of the Teotihuacanos as evidenced by the Street of the
Dead well understood?

 

Thanks for the information!

 

Johanne 

 

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                          Johanne L. Tournier 

          Email - jltournier at ns.sympatico.ca

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On Behalf Of michael ruggeri
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 3:23 PM
To: aztlan at lists.famsi.org
Subject: [Aztlan] An answer to John Hoopes

 

John,

 

Some archaeologists believe the "pecked cross circles" found at  

Teotihuacan may have served as a geographical symbol for the Street of  

the Dead alignment and it seems that wherever the Teotihuacanos  

marched, they would lay down these markers in alignment with the  

Street of the Dead so that their expansion was in alignment with their  

religious ideology. These markers have been found as far away as the  

Gulf Coast and Guatemala and are in alignment with the Street of the  

Dead. So this may very well explain the Panuco alignment you are now  

observing.

 

Mike

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