Simon · @skatterlings
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This disk bearing the symbol of Taurus 'may' have adorned the Antikythera Mechanism, an Ancient Greek hand-powered orrery, described as the oldest known example of an analogue computer, used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses decades in advance. The circularity of astrological myth this device epitomises is the very fatalistic configuration from which this messianic reading of archaeoastronomy seeks an escape #Astronomy #Myth #Archaeoastronomy #Constellation https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/11/375
#constellation #archaeoastronomy #myth #Astronomy
Stone Pages · @stonepages
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‘Steenhenge’ story of the week…? “Dutch unveil 4,000-year-old 'Stonehenge'-like discovery” https://phys.org/news/2023-06-dutch-unveil-year-old-stonehenge-like-discovery.html #ArchaeoAstronomy
Simon · @skatterlings
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Glimpsing Cassiopeia's rising above the mountain at winter solstice... Does it convey the yet-to-be-realised promise of escape from the death march of capital or a baleful prefiguration of climate catastrophe? Some musings here https://www.academia.edu/103633551/Starry_Paths_in_Stone_Remarks_on_Cors_y_Gedol_and_the_Ceremonial_Regulation_of_Herds?email_work_card=abstract-read-more #ErnstBloch #Cassiopeia #Astronomy #Archaeoastronomy #Archaeology #Megaliths
#megaliths #archaeology #archaeoastronomy #Astronomy #cassiopeia #ErnstBloch
Simon · @skatterlings
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Ok, not the #SummerSolstice but an alignment of stone circles and a tomb oriented to the #WinterSolstice and the rising of Cassiopeia over Moelfre, near Harlech - 'Starry Paths in Stone: Remarks on Cors y Gedol and the Ceremonial Regulation of Herds'
#Archaeoastronomy #Megaliths #Neolithic #Archaeology
https://www.academia.edu/103633551/Starry_Paths_in_Stone_Remarks_on_Cors_y_Gedol_and_the_Ceremonial_Regulation_of_Herds?email_work_card=abstract-read-more
#archaeology #neolithic #megaliths #archaeoastronomy #WinterSolstice #summersolstice
Stone Pages · @stonepages
272 followers · 1044 posts · Server archaeo.socialA Re-Interpretation of The Samhain Cross-Quarter Sunset at Grange Stone Circle (B), Co. Limerick - Shadows and Stone https://blog.shadowsandstone.com/ #StoneCircle #megalithic #neolithic #ArchaeoAstronomy #StandingStonesSunday
#StoneCircle #megalithic #neolithic #archaeoastronomy #StandingStonesSunday
Megalithic Portal (Andy B) · @megalithic
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More fantastic views of the ‘paps’ (boobs) of #Jura from this stone at Tarbert (#Gigha) which has a natural cleft. It was investigated for alignments by Alexander Thom. Photos by our member David Hoyle, who has also created an amazing #archaeoastronomy horizon viewing app which is linked from our pages. Look for the square blue standing stones icon: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=1282318015 #StandingStoneSunday #archaeology #archeology #megaliths #standingstones #prehistory
#jura #gigha #archaeoastronomy #StandingStoneSunday #archaeology #archeology #megaliths #standingstones #prehistory
Grahame Gardner 🏴 · @scotdowser
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And this is the winter solstice sunrise at Ggantija on Gozo. #archaeoastronomy #skyscapearchaeology
#skyscapearchaeology #archaeoastronomy
Grahame Gardner 🏴 · @scotdowser
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This is the equinox sunrise at Ħaġar Qim #archaeoastronomy #skyscapearchaeology
#skyscapearchaeology #archaeoastronomy
Grahame Gardner 🏴 · @scotdowser
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I checked some of the solar alignments on the Maltese temples. This is Ħaġar Qim's 'oracle hole' that the summer solstice sun shines through to illuminate a slab. #archaeoastronomy #SkyscapeArchaeology
#skyscapearchaeology #archaeoastronomy
JQ Jacobs · @jqjacobs
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#StandingStoneSunday #Uxmal #Yucatan #Mexico #Puuc
I've noticed standing stones at #Maya ruins.
Palace of the Governor and the Los Jaguares statute are noted for a #Venus alignment.
#Ancient #Astronomy #Archaeoastronomy
#Panoramio #PhotoShare in #GoogleEarth by Frank M. Niepelt
#Geolocation 20.35858, -89.7708
#Archaeology #Architecture #Photography
#StandingStoneSunday #uxmal #yucatan #mexico #puuc #Maya #venus #ancient #astronomy #archaeoastronomy #panoramio #photoshare #GoogleEarth #geolocation #archaeology #architecture #photography
𓆗 Whitney 𓆗 · @cobraandcrescent
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Bought this a while ago. Feeling called to pick it up now 🤓
Book is Architecture, Astronomy, and Sacred Landscape in Ancient Egypt by Giulio Magli
#archaeoastronomy #ancientegypt #sacredlandscape
Stone Pages · @stonepages
250 followers · 822 posts · Server archaeo.socialThe Army Basing Programme, Stonehenge and the Emergence of the Sacred Landscape of Wessex #Stonehenge #neolithic #archaeoastronomy https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue56/2/full-text.html
#stonehenge #neolithic #archaeoastronomy
Wowbggr · @Wowbggr
21 followers · 214 posts · Server mastodon.org.ukPhys.org: The 'Stonehenge calendar' shown to be a modern construct
https://phys.org/news/2023-03-stonehenge-calendar-shown-modern.html
#stonehenge
#archaeoastronomy
JQ Jacobs · @jqjacobs
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#GreatNews #Thornborough
Forgotten ‘Stonehenge of the north’ given to nation by construction firm
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/feb/03/thornborough-henges-north-yorkshire-gifted-england-heritage
I wrote a little bit about the area #monuments some time ago:
Thornborough Henges and the Ure-Swale Monuments
http://www.jqjacobs.net/blog/thornborough.html
#Archaeology #Neolithic #Henges #Earthworks #Archaeoastronomy
#greatnews #thornborough #monuments #archaeology #neolithic #henges #earthworks #archaeoastronomy
Megalithic Portal (Andy B) · @megalithic
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Now everything you wanted to know about #archaeoastronomy at Thornborough - well the condensed version. Including the possible connection with #Orion's Belt. Thread 3/4
JQ Jacobs · @jqjacobs
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@KydiaMusic
#Avebury is also at a special #latitude, one-seventh of circumference from the equator.
#Ancient Monument Latitudes Evidence Accurate Astronomy
http://jqjacobs.net/geodesy/ancient_monument_latitudes.html
#Neolithic #Archaeology #Archaeoastronomy #Megaliths #StoneCircles
#avebury #latitude #ancient #neolithic #archaeology #archaeoastronomy #megaliths #stonecircles
James Enge · @jamesenge
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Interesting stuff! "Ancient writing system" is something of a misnomer. It seems to be a lunar calendar, with relevance for ancient astronomy.
grateful wolf · @gratefulwolf
127 followers · 161 posts · Server archaeo.socialThe archaeoastronomy of Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle: A Comparison of Methodologies https://www.academia.edu/11603001/The_archaeoastronomy_of_Tomnaverie_Recumbent_Stone_Circle_A_Comparison_of_Methodologies #ArchaeoAstronomy #neolithic #megalithic #StoneCircle
#archaeoastronomy #neolithic #megalithic #StoneCircle
JQ Jacobs · @jqjacobs
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@fvehafric
And I was the only person at each of the ruins except the main canyon.
Holly Group also features possible #archaeoastronomy. I was #camping and woke to such a cold morning I had to use body heat to warm up the laptop. I did capture the sunrise light dagger on the #petroglyphs, albeit a week after #equinox.
http://www.jqjacobs.net/blog/southwest.html
#archaeoastronomy #camping #petroglyphs #equinox
JQ Jacobs · @jqjacobs
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#PhotoFriday #DeskPicture
#Hovenweep National Monument, Holly House group, Holly Tower, one of the finest examples of ancient stone architecture in the American #Southwest.
#PhotoGallery http://www.jqjacobs.net/southwest/hovenweep.html
#Archaeology #Architecture #Archaeoastronomy #Photography
#photofriday #deskpicture #hovenweep #southwest #photogallery #archaeology #architecture #archaeoastronomy #photography