MC 2 QUEST - SACRED CAVES
Keiko Yoneda (1981,1991,1996) and Bittman Simons (1968) discuss the Maps of Cuauhtinchan in a context of historical cartography. As part of a study of pictorial glyphs, place signs, and topography, they identify subterranean locations called caves.
The cartography of the Map of Cuauhtinchan No. II is verifiable as to geography, topography, hydrology, geology, botany, positional astronomy, archaeology, etc.
The Centre for Mesoamerican Caves [Centro de Cuevas Mesoamericanas] sponsors field surveys, laboratory analysis, and archival studies pertaining to anthropology, geology, botany, etc. as depicted on the Map.
Map of Cuauhtinchan No. II (referred to as MC2) and Caves for Ritual Use. This set of data is considered hypothetical until the caves are inspected or explored with a scientific methodology.
For the topography of MC2, there are two types of caves:
1.- Natural cave - a typical cavity in the earth with an ordinary entrance.
2.- Modified cave - a subterranean void that embodies extensive modification with an artificial entrance. The cave has (in theory) been changed due to mining, or to make pillars supporting the roof, arches connecting one room to another, furniture such as benches or altars, niches for burials, sculpture, paintings, and to create doors facing astral rise/set azimuths.
