Rock art and archaeoastronomy in Morocco: preliminary observations [PDF]
Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2018 The purpose of this paper is to make public the exceptional discovery in the province of Essaouira (Morocco) of three petroglyphs engraved with an original subject in Moroccan rock art.
Ibhi,A. +4 more
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Alexander's Alexandria and the Archaeoastronomy
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2018 Alexandria of Egypt was founded by Alexander the Great. The layout of the town was based on a grid of streets, crossing at right angle. The main street was the Dromos, also known as Canopic Road. Here we consider this road and the astronomical orientations of it, as given by literature.
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Topographic proof of the archaeoastronomic hypothesis about the underground well temple of Sardinian type in Bulgaria [PDF]
Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2014 In the previous paper about the well temple near Garlo village in Bulgaria we proposed a ritual hypothesis which interprets the temple as a marker of the sun culmination in winter solstice.
Tsonev, L.V.
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The astronomical significance of the clockwise misalignment from cardinal directions in the Maya lowlands [PDF]
Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2014 In this paper we outline the results of our archaeoastronomical study dealing with a number of Mayan settlements located in the lowlands of Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo (Mexico), in order to try to explain the well- known clockwise misalignments ...
Motta, S., Gaspani, A.
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FUNERARY TOWERS CHULLPA IN THE LAUCA RIVER VALLEY: A FIRST ARCHAEOASTRONOMICAL ANALYSIS
Anales (Asociación Física Argentina)In this work we employ the methods of archaeoastronomy to analyze the orientation, possibly astronomical, of numerous groups of chullpa funerary towers, mainly from the 12th to 16th centuries, located in the Lauca River valley of the central Bolivian ...
A. Gangui
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Megalithic structures and dolmen orientation in Bulgaria [PDF]
Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2013 A review of the main types of megalithic and quasi-megalithic monuments in Bulgaria is presented together with maps of their localization. A large and modern data base about the orientation of 110 Thracian dolmens (XII-VII c. BC) is interpreted in detail.
Tsonev, L.V., Kolev, D.Z.
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Essays in Archaeology and Archaeometry and the Hellenic Contribution to Egyptology
Heritage, 2022 The contemporary trend of research projects and works are presented on selective issues of archaeometry, archaeology and Egyptology. The current status in research in the area of SE Mediterranean on cultural heritage and archaeological/historical ...
Nikolaos Lazaridis +2 more
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Archaeoastronomical analysis of the burial assemblage with rectangular small ditch and joining banks (Kobyakovo necropolis) [PDF]
Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2016 This article describes the method and results of archaeoastronomical analysis of Maeotian burial assemblage from the necropolis of Kobyakovo hillfort (Rostov-on-Don, Russia).
Vodolazhskaya L.N. +2 more
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Archaeoastronomical analysis of the burial assemblage with circular small ditches and joining banks (Kobyakovo necropolis) [PDF]
Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2016 The article presents the results of archaeoastronomical analysis of the burial assemblage with burials 1 and 10, surrounded by circular small ditches with jumpers, dating the first centuries AD.
Vodolazhskaya L.N., Nevsky M.Yu.
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A Possible Astronomical Alignment marking Seasonal Transitions at Listoghil, Sligo, Ireland
Internet Archaeology, 2012 Listoghil, the central monument and focal point of the Carrowmore passage tomb complex close to Sligo in north-west Ireland, has been ruined, excavated and eventually partially restored. However, the chamber is preserved in its original position.
Pádraig Meehan
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