Astronomical orientations of ancient temples at Rhodes and Attica with a tentative interpretation
Part of : Mediterranean archaeology & archaeometry : international journal ; Vol.2, No.1, 2002, pages 69-79
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Archaeoastronomical orientations of twelve temples and sacred places from Attica and the island of Rhodes, Greece, are presented. Azimuths, angular altitude of skyline, star declinations, star attribution and solar season are produced from field measurements and home made software. The sites include Rhodes (Aphrodite, Athena of Kamiros, Athena Polias at Ialyssos, Nymphaeon, and two unknown temples at Lindos and Kamiros), Attica (two temples of Nemesis at Ramnous, and in Eleusis the Telesterion, Ploutonion, Artemis Propylaea, and a Mycenean megaron B). For six of them a tentativeinterpretation is made. The solar equinoxes and winter solstice, the Antares (alpha of Scorpion), the delta of Centauri and the Orion seem to be related to the measured orientations.
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archaeoastronomy, temples, azimuths, decimations, stars, Greece, Rhodes, Attica
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