Stonehenge and Pi

2012.02.12 - Pi appeared while considering the arc distances between the largest Neolithic stone circles and Stonehenge. The pi numeric string expressing the ratio of arc distances between three sites previously occurred in relation to Stonehenge. Pi has also surfaced when considering astronomy correlations and monument properties. In this most recent instance, the accuracy of the ratio is so impressive a question is posed, "Did the Neolithic builders of the megalithic stone circles intend to express pi?"

.... The arc distances ratio of 1.0 to 31.4168 caught my attention when Stonehenge, Ring of Brodgar, and Avebury were the three site variables .... The margin of error in determining coordinates exceeds the error factor in the hypothetical representation of pi. ... Permalinked on Pi Day 2012.

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Stonehenge and Astronomy

2012.01.21 - Recently in online fora I interjected the topic of tallies, simply counting intervals; days, rotations, lunar orbits, nodal periods, full moons, eclipses, years and solar orbits. Newgrange and Knowth kerbstone numbers led to the discussion of Stonehenge numerology and the possible import of the number of sarsen stones, thirty. While following these fora topics I considered the numbers discussed in relation to astronomy constants and the ratios of astronomy tallies. This post focuses on the 30 sarsens at Stonehenge and the question posed in a forum, "Does 30 have an explanation in astronomy?"  ...

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New Placemarks

2012.01.22 - Now online, placemarks from some of my recent Andes research incorporating networked images discovered in Google Earth's Panoramio layer.

New Applet

2012.02.12 - ArchaeoCosmology is an 1.9 MB Excel spreadsheet with the same capabilities and worksheets as my EpochCalc workbook (434 KB), plus a conversion worksheet and a research results worksheet. The additional worksheets focus on the ratios of concurrent astronomical cycles and periods.

SOUTHWEST Archaeology - PowerPoint Versions of Photo Galleries

A dozen PowerPoints are in the SOUTHWEST Anthropology and Archaeology pages.

Watching Eclipses, Counting Orbits
a PowerPoint with AeGeo Code

Southwest Spring 2007 Travel Posts

The Original ArchaeoBlog Pages, Fall 2005: Mound Builders of the Eastern Woodlands SciotoRiver Sites in South Ohio Newark Earthworks and Newark Area Mounds Marietta and Ohio River Sites Southwestern Ohio Indiana Sites Cahokia Eastern Woodlands GPS Placemarks w/ Squier map overlays. 2006.06 - Ancient Earthworks of the Eastern Woodlands

 

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