43568
Title Of Article Chaper
On the geometry of non-elliptical Megalithic stone rings
Title Of Journal Book
Proceedings of the 18th international symposium on archaeometry and archaeological prospection, Bonn, 14-17 March 1978
Pages
534-540
Collation
11 figs.
Reference Bibliography
Includes 4 bibliog. refs.
Publisher
Rheinland-Verlag GmbH
Publisher City
Köln
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
International symposium on archaeometry and archaeological prospection. 18.
Meeting City
Bonn
Abstract
In his work on the Megalithic Rings of the British Isles and France, Alexander Thom gives a number of constructions for the non-elliptical sites (the so-called egg-shaped rings and flattened circles). This paper describes two independent geometrical techniques (the Polygonal Method, the Shadow Calendar Method), each of which give the shapes provided by Thom's constructions. Neither of these methods requires the sophistication of Thom's proposed Neolithic technological culture. Although each is proposed as a possible interpretation of Megalithic rings -- the author deliberately produced two independent methods to stress the dangers of the prevalent philosophy my theory fits the observed facts -- therefore I must be correct! -- AATA
Keywords
Architecture, analysis building; Computer, archaeology -- ICCROM
pub_id
43568
Meeting Date
19780314-19780317