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Posted on 05/01/2007 8:44:35 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
The Thirteen Towers were the key to the scientists conclusion that the site was a solar observatory. These regularly spaced towers line up along a hill, separated by about 5 meters (16 feet). The towers are easily seen from Chankillo's central complex, but the views of these towers from the eastern and western observing points are especially illuminating. These viewpoints are situated so that, on the winter and summer solstices, the sunrises and sunsets line up with the towers at either end of the line. Other solar events, such as the rising and setting of the Sun at the mid-points between the solstices, were aligned with different towers.
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Kewl! I’m always amazed that science is “amazed” that our “ancestors” were so brilliant. Why wouldn’t they be?
The sad truth is, the ancient Peruvians only built the observatory to spy on the neighbor girls.
13 - 28 day months, and one “god of the sun” day = 365 days exactly.
they were pretty smart fellers indeed.
Well...*ahem*...that could be a “good” thing...depending on your ...erm...persuasion. Maybe the girls got to spy, too?..;o]
Was it science or a cultish obsession in waiting, like Heaven’s Gate?
The matching tennis shoes and the plastic bags haven’t survived in the archaeological record.
13 - 28 day months, and one “god of the sun†day = 365 days exactly.Of course, that's not as impressive, since the year is 365.242198 days long. :')
recalculate that -2500 to -3000 years there, Professor.
[13 - 28 day months, and one “god of the sun” day = 365 days exactly.
they were pretty smart fellers indeed.]
They were actually following PMS cyclicals. Which makes them absolutely smart fellers, if they knew what was good for them.
Had they built 365 towers (and a Murphy Bed) they could have had an alignment party every day of the year....but did those Democrats plan ahead?....NOOooooooo!
Nice.
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