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> When Zoll spoke to the Hopi, he learned that the panel appeared to mark religious celebrations and important dates for farmers. On 21 April, a day associated
by majos 8y ago
> When Zoll spoke to the Hopi, he learned that the panel appeared to mark religious celebrations and important dates for farmers. On 21 April, a day associated with the first planting, a shadow’s bottom edge touches a carving resembling a corn stalk. One of the most compelling findings comes on 8 July, the end of a 16-day Hopi period of prayer and meditation. On that day, the sun perfectly outlines a figure that appears to be dancing.
Does this not sound somewhat...coincidental? Like p-hacking using 365 days and a bunch of images?
- AlotOfReading 8y agoThe way it's phrased can make it sound like accidental, but there are a large number of such sites all across the southwest. The largest involve very, very big boulders and extensive human modifications. Given the cultural importance and how obvious the production process is, it's likely many or most were intentional.
- mmjaa 8y agoI guess you didn't read the part where there have been multiple sites discovered, with the same degree of 'co-incidence' (pun!) discovered..
- majos 8y agoI did read that part. It seemed like more of the same ("in each of these places, there are some interesting light patterns on specific bits of art at different times"). If it's the same coincidences (e.g. all of them light up the dancer on the same day) that's different. But since the article wants this to be interesting, the fact that they don't say this suggests it's not the case (or maybe the article is unclear).
- mmjaa 8y agoThe article does mention that at different sites around the area, at the same time of the year, the same symbols (concentric circles) are indicated .. which means, its not coincidence, but rather co-incidence. ;)
- kevin_b_er 8y agoNo it sounds like the rough equivalent of stonehenge. Their ancestors made calendar markers out of sun positioning.