To: Sweetjustusnow
I just love archaeoastronomy.
"The angle of the passage is designed to allow a leeway for several days either side of the solstice. So even if midwinter is cloudy, there are likely to be clear days that allow the passage of the sun.
IOW, the hole just happens to line up with the week the Solstice takes place (today, not when it was built).
11 posted on
12/17/2005 7:02:53 PM PST by
SunkenCiv
("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
I was trying to find an online source for this, but here goes (from a long ago memory):
On Napoleon's birthday, the sunrise can be seen right in the opening of the L'Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Sounds like great planning, must be intentional, eh? The sunrise does the same thing for 18 days. :')
13 posted on
12/17/2005 7:15:06 PM PST by
SunkenCiv
("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")
To: SunkenCiv
Can you recommend any books that explore alternative explanations to structures such as Maeshowe? Not everything should be left to "pagan ritual".
23 posted on
01/08/2006 11:41:29 AM PST by
Ragnar54
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