Download This PaperA Possible Role of Alpha Crucis in the Astronomical Landscape of Silbury Hill
PHILICA, Article 872, 2016
6 Pages Posted: 17 Jun 2016 Last revised: 18 Nov 2016
Date Written: November 15, 2016
Abstract
The paper is discussing a possible link between the construction of Silbury Hill, the prehistoric artificial mound near Avebury, and the observation of Alpha Crucis, the main star of the Crux constellation, which was slowly disappearing from the local sky due to the precession of the Earth’s axis. For the discussion, we use simulations of the local astronomical landscape made by means of Stellarium software.
Keywords: Archaeoastronomy, Archaeology
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Sparavigna, Amelia Carolina, A Possible Role of Alpha Crucis in the Astronomical Landscape of Silbury Hill (November 15, 2016). PHILICA, Article 872, 2016, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2795708
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