Second, the idea that the great houses were used to store grain maize is unsupported by evidence. It may sound plausible that large empty rooms were used for storage, but excavations of the great houses have not uncovered many traces of maize or maize containers. If the great houses were used for storage, why isnt there more spilled maize on the floor? Why arent there more remains of big containers?
第二,证据也不支持巨屋用来储存玉米的说法。巨大的空屋子用来储存物品,这样的说法听起来挺合理的。但是对巨屋挖掘后却没有发现太多的玉米以及容器的痕迹。如果巨屋真的是用来储存的,为什么没有在地上发现更多的散落的玉米呢?为什么没有更多大号容器的痕迹呢?
Third, the idea that the great houses were ceremonial centers isnt well supported either. You know that mound at Pueblo Alto? It contains lots of other materials besides broken pots, stuff you wouldnt expect from ceremonies. For example, there are large quantities of building materials, sands, stones, even construction tools. This suggests that the mound is just a trash heap of construction material, stuff that was thrown away or not used up when a house was being built. The pots in the pile could be regular trash too, leftover from the meals of the construction workers. So the Pueblo Alto mound is not good evidence that the great houses were used for special ceremonies.
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