by Julie Prouxl Good afternoon. Thank-you for inviting me today to share with you our exciting new discovery. I work with World Consultation; an international corporation that works with public and private companies on a wide range of culture-based issues. At present, one of our clients is P G Proulx Contracting, based in the Lower Mainland. This development company had negotiated with two families involved in a joint business venture for the building rights of their apartment complex. This complex was to be constructed on two pieces of land owned by the two families. It was when this land was being prepared for construction that the construction compa- ny unearthed evidence of an ancient culture. The owners of the land hired World Consultation to perform an archaeological assessment of the property. I am very excited to be leading the team of archae- ologists at this site. We have, up to the present, confirmed evi- dence of past use of this land. With the help of sophisticated dating equipment, we have been able to confirm evidence of human existence at the site from 1000 AD, 3500 BC, 5000 BC, and most fascinating, from 6500 BC. It is the findings from this earliest period that I will share with you today. I have brought with me an artifact dating from 6500 BC. This is a ceramic vessel shaped in an abstracted feminine form. The lid is sculpted in the likeness of this culture’s sun goddess; around whom was centered their most important rit- ual. Our team have deciphered the symbols on the urn and has been able to reconstruct the meaning of the ritual. Inside the urn we found a preserved penis, painted with the symbols found on the outside of the urn. [I should mention that] we have decided to name this culture after the geograph- ical area in which it was discovered, the two families’ farm- lands. We have hyphenated their family names. This is a photo- graph of the Juan-Hung Lo archaeological site. The Juan-Hung Lo culture was primarily agricultur- al. They grew and harvested beans, corn, beets, and fruit, all of which were found buried around this urn as an offering to the sun goddess in a prayer for strength of the soil. This culture was a true matriarchal society, the only true matriarchal society that has been found as of yet. Women ruled the culture, although men had some input in the decision making process in areas that they were knowledgeable in. The men were seen as equal J-HL Culture are the mighty trouser snake members of the women. The men in the Juan-Hung Lo culture spent a half-year away from the village hunting, gathering food and supplies, and communing with nature. [The other] half [was spent] actively par- ticipating in the harvesting of the crops. To ensure the continued strength of the crops, the Juan-Hung Lo culture per- formed a ritual to the sun goddess. community with Once every four years, around harvest time, there was a festival thanking the sun goddess for the abundance of their crops. At this time the body of a very strong male would be sacrificed to the sun goddess, while his soul was reincarnat- ed into the body of a new born child who was born on the day of the sacrifice. The Juan-Hung Lo culture believed in reincarnation who was chosen to be a sacrifice, and he went willingly. and that the child received his spirit at birth. It was an honor : for the man who was chosen to be a sacrifice, and he went will- ingly. He was treated like a god during the year before he died, as he would soon be with the sun goddess. The sacrifice was not a means of terrorizing the population. The man was not perceived to have died, only to have changed form. After the man had died, it appears that his body was cremated in the kiln hat fired the urn. The Sun Goddess provided the fire and this cremation process brought the man to her in the heavens. The penis of the man sacrificed to the sun goddess was preserved in this urn to honour the sacrificed member [pun intended?] of the community. The penis was ritually painted with the symbols of his sacrifice and buried in a ceram- ic urn with an offering from the community’s agricultural har- vest. The act of burying the urn and food offering in the village center would concentrate the sun goddesses blessing and strength [on] the soil in their community and in their fields. The penises have since dried and are mummified, and as such, are preserved. The culture believed in balance. To balance the sac- rifice, there was new life (the child). The spirit of the man sac- rificed was reincarnated into the body of this new-born baby. [Thank-You] it was an honor for the man ‘The VANCOUVER SUN: Sat POST: 10 influx: Magazine February 1999 G OPENING! PEO. STH. 199 6 RAN D 00 ON ANY NEW RELEASE OFFER ExPIREs 6 MARCH 1999 ACCESS VIDEO AN INSTALLATION BY ELISA RATHJE 206 CARRALLSTREET (BETWEEN CORDOVA & WaTER) VANCOUVER BC V6éB 2J1 TELEPHONE: 689-2907 OPEN WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, 12-5PM Limitep ONE PER CUSTOMER Ve A_NeC 0 ULV ER ACCESS ARTIST RUN CENTRE ACCESS ACKNOWLEDGES THE SUPPORT OF THE CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, WHICH LAST YEAR INVESTED $9.8 MILLION IN THE ARTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF VANCOUVER. tT by Julie Prouxi Good afternoon, ‘Thank-you for inviting me today to share with you four exciting new discovery. work with World Consultation; an international corporation that works with public and private companies on a wide range of culture-based issues. ‘At present, one of our clients is PG Proulx Contracting, based in the Lower Mainland. This development company had negotiated with two families involved in a joint business venture for the building rights of their apartment complex. This complex was to be constructed on two pieces of land owned by the two families. It was when this land was ‘being prepared for construction that the construction compa- ny unearthed evidence ofan ancient culture. The owners ofthe land hired World Consultation to perform an archaeological assessment ofthe property, Tam very excited t0 be leading the team of archae- ‘ologists at this site. We have, up tothe present, confirmed evi dence of past use ofthis land. With the help of sophisticated dating equipment, we have becn able to confirm evidence of Jhuman existence a the ste from 1000 AD, 3500 BC, 5000 BC, and most fascinating, from 6500 BC. It isthe findings fom this ‘atist period that Iwill share with you today TThave brought with me an artifact dating from 6500 BC. This isa ceramic vessel shaped in an abstracted feminine form. The lid is sculpted in the likeness of this culture's sun goddess; around whom was centered their most important rit tal (Our team have deciphered the symbols on the urn and has been able to reconstruct the meaning of the ritual. Inside the urn we found a preserved penis, painted with the symbols found on the outside of the urn. [I should mention that) we have decided to name this culture after the geograph- ical area in which it was discovered, the two famies”farm- lands. We have hyphenated their family names, This isa photo- sraph ofthe Juan-Hung Lo archaeological sit The Juan-Hung Lo culture was primarily agrcultar- They grew and harvested beans, com, Beets, an fruit, all of Which were found buried around this urn as a offering to the sun goddess in a prayer for strength of the soil This cultare was a true matriarchal society the only true matriarchal society that has been found as of yet. Women ruled the culture although men had some input in the decision making process in a tha they were knowledgeable in. The men were seen a¢ equal J-HL Culture re the mighty trouser snake members of the community. with The men in the Juan-Hung, [Lo culture spent half-year away from the village hunting, gathering food and supplies, and communing with nature. [The other] haf [was spent) actively pu ‘ipating inthe harvesting ofthe crops. ‘To ensure the continued strength of the crops, the Juan-Hung Lo culture per formed a ritual tothe sun goddess. (Once every four years, around harvest time, there was festival thanking the sun goddess forthe abundance of their crops. At this time the body ofa very strong male would be sacrificed tothe sun goddess, while his soul was reincarnat- into the body of a new born child who was born on the day of the strife The Juan-Hung Lo culture believed in reincarnation and thatthe child received his spirit at birth, It was an honor for the man who was chosen to bea sacrifice, and he went will ingly. He was treated like a god during the year before he died, ‘she would soon be with the sun goddess. The sacrifice was not a means of terrorizing the population. The man was not perceived to have died, only to have changed form. After the man had died, it appears that his body was cremated in the ila hat fired the urn. The Sun Goddess provided the fire and this ‘cremation process brought the man to her in the heavens. ‘The penis of the man sacrificed tothe sun godess was preserved in this urn to honour the sacrificed member [pun intended] of the community. The penis was ritually Painted with the symbols of his sacrifice and buried in aceram- fc urn with an offering from the community's agriultral har vest-The act of burying the urn and food offering in the village center would concentrate the sun goddesses blesing and Strength [on] the soil in their community and in their fields, ‘The penises have since dred and are mummified, and as such, are preserved “The culture believed in balance. To balance the sac fice, there was new life (the child). The spirit ofthe man sac- rifced was reincarnated into the body of this new-born baby. (Thank-You) It was an honor for the man who was chosen to be a sacrifice, and he went willingly. influx: Magazine February 1999 10 8:00 & GRAND Fes OPENING! 5TH,1999 OR 2S Ve ORE oe curronm VIDEO SALES ACCESS VIDEO AN INSTALLATION BY ELrsAa RATHJE 206 CannatiStREeT (BETWEEN CoRDovA & WaTER) VANCOUVER BC VB 2J1 TELEPHONE: 689-2907 (OPEN WeoKESoay-SaTURDAY, 12-5Pm VANCOUVER ARTIST RUN CENTRE. 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