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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 K'iche Maya culture of the Postclassic Period (approximately AD 900–1520).〔Rodas 2010-09-18.〕 Chojolom is situated on a hill in the municipality of Cantel, in the department of Quetzaltenango.〔Rodas 2010-09-18. Rodríguez Rouanet et al 1992, p.2.〕 The municipality is inhabited by K'iche' Maya to this day, who make up 93.8% of the local population.〔Anonymous 2010-09-18. Servicio de Información Municipal.〕 Cantel is located from the modern city of Quetzaltenango at Kilometer 217 on the CA2 Highway.〔Inforpressca, p.6.〕 Chojolom is believed to have been a ritual site.〔Rodas 2010-09-18.〕 ''Chojolom'' means "by the head" in the K'iche' Maya language, deriving from the root word ''jolom'' ("head").〔Rodas 2010-09-18. Christenson, p.46.〕 Local historian Mariano Cornejo has speculated that the depositing of the stone heads and the naming of the hill may be linked.〔Rodas 2010-09-18.〕 ==Sculptures== 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.〔Rodas 2010-09-18.〕 The heads were discovered when mud was cleared away after a period of heavy rain in 2010.〔Rodas 2010-09-18.〕 One of the stone heads was found in a cave at the site.〔Rodas 2010-09-18.〕 Ceramics and bones have also been found, which may represent a ritual offering.〔Rodas 2010-09-18.〕 In addition to the stone heads, a clay head has also been found.〔Rodas 2010-09-18.〕 A minor landslide in October 2010 revealed a stone altar under a tree root.〔Rodas 2010-10-05.〕 The Armadillo Head measures approximately .〔Rodas 2010-09-18.〕 The Nine-banded Armadillo ''Dasypus novemcinctus'' is native to the Cantel region.〔Rodas 2010-09-18. Corporación Municipal 2001, p.14.〕 The Armadillo Head was the first of the three stone heads to have been found by local farmer Sebastián Sam.〔Anonymous 2010-09-18.〕 The Human Head measures .〔Rodas 2010-09-18.〕 It was the second stone head to be discovered at Chojolom.〔Rodas 2010-09-18.〕 The Deity Head is the largest sculpture, measuring .〔Rodas 2010-09-18.〕 It was the third stone head to be found at the site.〔Rodas 2010-09-18.〕 The Altar measures and bears designs that include circles, hills, human figures and a deer.〔Rodas 2010-10-05.〕 The combination of six human figures with the deer has been interpreted as a Maya calendrical date by Guatemalan anthropologist Lina Barrios.〔Rodas 2010-10-05.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chojolom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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