Archaeological Objects as Elements of Informational Life Support System and Sources of Information About the Evolution of the Environment

Abstract

ABSTRACT:The article shows the objective criteria of sacralization of objects of natural and cultural heritage of Eastern Europe and Southern Siberia, based on the performance of informational function in ancient human life-support system (as instruments of navigation in space-time). Transformation of functions of sacral objects from their inception to the beginning of the third millennium, due to the development of geo-cultural space (changes in technology, socio-cultural paradigm and social and economic conditions). The stages of the evolution of navigation technologies, selected by the author on the basis of cultural layering of archaeological objects are reviewed in the article. The carried-out retrospective analysis allows to make the assumption that improvement of technologies of orientation could be a basis of emergence and development of Homo sapiens (sapientation): astronomical supervision in horizon observatory develops a system of ecological thinking; supervision over a shadow of the gnomon tool develops abstract thinking (the abstract graphic sign is genetically connected with concrete natural process)

Educational And Scientific Potential Of Regional Studies

“…For example, the concept of using labyrinths as sun clocks and calendars of the Stone Age reinforces the notion of the existence of a lost ancient Arctic civilization. The need for the instruments of orientation in space-time in the Arctic is consistent with the images of large ships and scenes of marine fishing depicted in rock carvings in the Republic of Karelia (on the Vyg river and White Sea islands), and in Northern Norway (Alt) (Paranina, 2011(Paranina, , 2017Paranina & Paranin, 2017a, 2017b.…”

“…Geographical studies have shown that many sacred objects were originally used as the places of observation of celestial bodies for the purpose of time orientation, and also served as guidelines for movement in space. Based on that is a proposed geographical criterion of sacredness implying the acquisition and preservation of information that ensures the continuity of Life (Grigoriev, 2009;Paranina, 2011Paranina, , 2017.…”

Space Rhythms and Technologies of Astronomic Navigation as Factors of Cultural Genesis and Sapientation

“…The results of the research have been summarized by the authors in the navigation concept of information modeling of the world [5,6,7]. The concept served as the basis for further research and theoretical constructions.…”

“…Here, other easily measured indicators are also very dynamic: the length of the midday shadow, its ratio with the height of the gnomon, etc. [11]. These indicators reflect large changes in the height of the Sun by season and in the space of the region, so they have been mastered here for a long time.…”

CO-EVOLUTION OF MAN AND NATURE: POSSIBILITIES OF MODELINGIN GEOGRAPHY of CULTURe

“…На основе полевых и камеральных исследований древних и древней-ших объектов культурного наследия авторами статьи разработана рекон-струкция этапов эволюции астроно-мического ориентирования [11][12][13]. Выделенные этапы различаются по уровню освоения географического пространства, характеру инструмен-тов и степени изменения природного субстрата: ландшафтный этап (астро-номические инструменты -устойчи-вые природные объекты, технологии -прямое визирование, т.е.…”