Archaeoastronomy and the alleged 'Stonehenge calendar'

被引:2
作者
Magli, Giulio [1 ]
Belmonte, Juan Antonio [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Politecn Milan, Dept Math, Milan, Italy
[2] Inst Astrofis Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
[3] Univ Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
关键词
Prehistoric Britain; Stonehenge; archaeoastronomy; Egyptian calendar; numerology; analogy;
D O I
10.15184/aqy.2023.33
中图分类号
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
030303 ;
摘要
In a recent Antiquity article, Darvill (2022) proposed that the mid third-millennium BC Stage 2 sarsen settings of Stonehenge (comprising the Trilithon Horseshoe, Sarsen Circle and the Station Stone Rectangle) were conceived in order to represent a calendar year of 365.25 days-that is, a calendar identical in duration to the Julian calendar. In the present article, the authors argue that this proposal is unsubstantiated, being based as it is on a combination of numerology, astronomical error and unsupported analogy.
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