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Asdzáán Náhodidáhí (Lady Picker-Up) at Fajada Butte: Astronomy, Landscape, and the Basketmaker III Origins of Chacoan Ceremonialism
KIVA Pub Date : 2021-05-18 , DOI: 10.1080/00231940.2021.1919373
Robert S. Weiner 1 , Klara B. Kelley 2
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In this paper, we combine evidence from archaeology, landscape, astronomy, and Indigenous oral traditions to propose that Chaco Canyon was established as a regionally influential sun-moon-rain shrine beginning in the Basketmaker III period. We review the Basketmaker III archaeological record of Chaco Canyon with emphasis on Shábik'e'eshchί (29 SJ 1659), Woodpecker (29 SJ 423), and Coyote Point (29 SJ 299), a site near Fajada Butte. We suggest Shábik'e'eshchί and Woodpecker were specifically positioned to provide views of the winter solstice sunrise in alignment with Chaco Canyon's trajectory, which, together with the presence of Fajada Butte and Chaco's position in the center of the San Juan Basin, combined to establish the canyon as a unique sacred locale. We also present narratives from the Diné (Navajo) Waterway (Tóyeejí) and Navajo Windway (Diné Biníłch’ijí) Ceremonies that emphasize the importance of Fajada Butte, solar-lunar astronomy, and rainmaking in Chacoan history to support this scenario.



中文翻译:

Fajada Butte 的 Asdzáán Náhodidáhí(Lady Picker-Up):天文学、景观和篮子制造者 III Chacoan 仪式的起源

在本文中,我们结合考古学、景观学、天文学和土著口述传统的证据,提出查科峡谷是从篮子制造者 III 时期开始建立的具有区域影响力的日月雨神社。我们回顾了 Chaco Canyon 的 Basketmaker III 考古记录,重点是 Shabik'e'eshchί (29 SJ 1659)、Woodpecker (29 SJ 423) 和 Coyote Point (29 SJ 299),Fajada Butte 附近的一个遗址。我们建议 Shabik'e'eshchί 和 Woodpecker 被专门定位以提供与 Chaco Canyon 的轨迹一致的冬至日出景观,再加上 Fajada Butte 和 Chaco 在圣胡安盆地中心的位置,结合建立峡谷作为一个独特的神圣场所。

更新日期:2021-05-18
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