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Prior to 1960, Maya epigraphy was dominated by the view of J. Eric S. Thompson, who maintained that Maya inscriptions were non-historical, dealing exclusively with astronomical cycles, calendrics, and esoteric religious lore. Thompson posited that Maya elites were peaceful priest-astronomers unconcerned with dynastic history or political conflict. However, in 1960, Tatiana Proskouriakoff published a seminal analysis of the stelae at Piedras Negras. Observing that sets of monuments were arranged in distinct chronological groups corresponding to human lifespans, she identified recurring glyphic patterns associated with specific dates: an "inauguration" glyph representing a ruler's ascension to power and a "birth" glyph marking an nativity event. Proskouriakoff inferred that the stelae recorded the actual biographical and political history of earthly rulers rather than abstract temporal calculations. Although Thompson's paradigm did not collapse immediately, Proskouriakoff's structural analysis of date distributions forced epigraphers to re-examine Maya texts as historical records, ultimately demonstrating that ancient Maya society engaged in dynastic warfare, territorial alliances, and political self-aggrandizement.

Based on the passage, which of the following can be inferred regarding J. Eric S. Thompson's perspective on Maya inscriptions prior to 1960?

  1. It presupposed that Maya monuments were not erected to commemorate individual human biographical milestones or political transitions.Cevap
  2. B
    It relied on comparative analyses demonstrating structural similarities between Maya calendrics and non-Mesoamerican ancient writing systems.
  3. C
    It posited that Piedras Negras was unique among Maya archaeological sites in its complete rejection of historical record-keeping.
  4. D
    It misidentified the 'inauguration' and 'birth' glyphs as markers of celestial eclipses rather than ritual sacrifices.
  5. E
    It was completely discredited and universally abandoned by epigraphers immediately upon the publication of Proskouriakoff's 1960 paper.

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It presupposed that Maya monuments were not erected to commemorate individual human biographical milestones or political transitions.
The correct answer is supported by the text's assertion that Thompson viewed Maya inscriptions as strictly non-historical, focused entirely on calendrics and astronomy. Because the passage contrasts this with Proskouriakoff's later finding that stelae commemorated human lifespans, inaugurations, and births, it follows logically that Thompson's paradigm implicitly denied that these monuments served to record individual human biographical or political milestones.

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1
Analyze the passage statements regarding Thompson's perspective.
Thompson believed Maya inscriptions were non-historical and dealt exclusively with astronomical cycles and religious lore, depicting elites as unconcerned with dynastic history.
Establishing what Thompson explicitly asserted is necessary before evaluating unstated implications.
2
Contrast Thompson's view with Proskouriakoff's discovery to isolate the implicit gap.
Proskouriakoff showed that monuments recorded human lifespans, ruler inaugurations, and births. Since Thompson rejected historical content, he implicitly denied that monuments recorded these biographical events.
An inference must follow logically from combining explicit statements without introducing unsupported assumptions.
3
Evaluate the choices to find the unstated assumption in Thompson's paradigm.
The option stating that Thompson's view presupposed monuments were not erected to commemorate individual human biographical milestones or political transitions directly reflects this logical deduction.
The correct inference strictly mirrors the passage contrast without overreaching.

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