メソアメリカ南東部における球技文化：ホンジュラスにおける球技場からの予察

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  • メソアメリカ ナントウブ ニ オケル キュウギ ブンカ : ホンジュラス ニ オケル キュウギジョウ カラ ノ ヨサツ

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T Ballgames have comprised an important part of culture throughout all periods of Mesoamerican civilization. As such, these games can be a way of distinguishing between Mesoamerica and non-Mesoamerica cultures. The focus of this article, Honduras, is located in the southeastern Maya region, an area that is also regarded as peripheral within Mesoamerica. Thus, a study of ballgames in Honduras clarifies both differences and transitions in the culture of these games between the southeastern Maya and non-Maya areas. This study also highlights political connections, the balance of power, the cultural sphere, and inter-regional interactions at this time in the area. There have been a limited number of previous studies on ballgames in Honduras, however; Researchers have recently created a ballcourt database for this country, but opinions have diverged regarding the total number. As these studies have become a point of contention in academic circles, I conducted a comprehensive survey of Honduran ballcourts in order to contribute to this discussion. I visited four sites and surveyed five ballcourts across Honduras during the course of this study (the sites of Gualjoquito, La Union, Roncador, and Copan). The results of this survey are presented here, alongside three perspectives for the future study of ballgames in Honduras, the stone material and architectural technique used, their orientation, and the ballcourt type.

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