Archaeocosmology. Part one: Archaeography and Maeshowe
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My ideas on archaeocosmology. Part one: about archaeography and Maeshowe. Part two is about Treasury of Atreus (a different slide show: /vreijs1/carnac-second03 ).
Archaeocosmology. Part one: Archaeography and Maeshowe
- 1. Archaeocosmology Victor Reijs victor.reijs@gmail.com October 5th, 2013 Plarnel, Brittany
- 2. Who am I... In 1996, I started with Scottish monuments (incl. Maeshowe, Orkney) Measured azimuth of the Dutch and German passage graves Using the Moon, I simulated the Sun of 5000 years ago inside Newgrange, Ireland Observed/broadcasted the winter solstice at Maeshowe Observed/broadcasted the 2006 major standstill limit at Calanais, Lewis, Scotland Equinox observations at Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece Measured azimuths of Minoan graves, Crete I am a numbers and observational person; and I like the scientific approach I am learning the magical, mystical; and artistic ways of live
- 3. Content Archaeography... The visualization of astronomy at Maeshowe... Equinox at Treasury of Atreus...
- 4. Archaeography Formulated by Tom Graves and Liz Poray-Wilczynska A method to get a feel for the Spirit of Place Allowing subjective responses to the past Experiencing it in the Place Interaction of Place, time and mind.
- 5. Archaeography Allow both mechanical/scientific and aesthetic experiences Look at experiences in different ways: Value and/or Truth Outer/Objective and/or Inner/Subjective This gives four roles...
- 7. Artist
- 10. Mystic
- 13. Scientist
- 14. Scientist Analysis/fact GPS measurements of Erdeven
- 16. Magician
- 17. Magician Application/use Was it used for: maps?... geometry (3:4:5)?... predicting eclipses?... knowing the seasons?... learning what was in the minds?...
- 18. Magician Application/use Cover up the former site Be on the highest point
- 19. What time does? We dont know if our present day thinking was true and/or valued by former people. Each epoch has its own truths/values In Neolithic times the same roles existed, but they might be totally different. Even closely related cultures dont have to have the same truths/values. They can, but it is not law! Restriction reduces the wealth of possibilities/ideas
- 20. Keep in mind the four roles
- 21. Content Archaeography... The visualization of astronomy at Maeshowe... Equinox at Treasury of Atreus...
- 22. Maeshowe Ward Hill and Cuilags Orkney Scotland
- 23. Maeshowe a neolithic cairn Build around 2800 BCE A virtual world of landscape, sun and monument was made: first using spreadsheet and later 3D world This led to re-discovery of reappearing light in chamber
- 24. Setting sun Ward Hill and Cuilags Back wall
- 25. 25 Reappearing sun light ~23 days before/after winter solstice day Ward Hill and Cuilags Back wall
- 26. Astronomy aware 3D world 3D landscape (Neolithic) monuments Movements of the Moon and the Sun aim: from 3000 BCE until now Web accessible: using VRML Unique in its kind
- 27. Ring of Brodgar, Watchstone, Standing stones of Stenness, Maeshowe, Barnhouse Stone, etc. 3D landscape around Maeshowe Nov. 29th, 2000
- 28. Reappearing sun light ~45 days before/after winter solstice day
- 29. Sun set at Cuilags Jan. 31st, 2001
- 30. Reappearing in Maeshowe Dec. 1st, 1998
- 31. Roles used
- 32. Content Archaeography... The visualization of astronomy at Maeshowe... Equinox at Treasury of Atreus...