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The Puzzle Of The 13 Solar Towers of Chankillo
The Physics arXiv Blog ^ | 21 Aug 2012 | Anonymous

Posted on 08/23/2012 4:38:23 AM PDT by rjbemsha

Chankillo, a Peruvian "Stonehenge", has 13 towers in a straight line. No-one knows why. Now, Amelia Sparavigna at the Politecnico di Torino in Italy ... show[s] that the first tower lines up with sunrise on 21 June and the last tower lines up with the sunrise on 21 December ...[and] the shadows point north for half the year and south for the other half. What's more, when there are no shadows the sun is at its zenith.... [T]his would have been important information for a farming community, which would need to know when to plant seasonal crops.... However, many questions remain, not least of which is why there are 13 towers?


TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: archeology; calendar; chankillo; godsgravesglyphs
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To: Rebelbase

Thanks Rebelbase.


21 posted on 08/23/2012 7:17:56 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

My guess would be that those ridgelined “towers” are the nose bleed section for watching the games being played in those courts below the ridge.


22 posted on 08/23/2012 9:40:28 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Rebelbase

This is woodhenge in Cahokia that yields similar results. It is near St Louis so if you want to see such a device, all you have to do is go.

23 posted on 08/24/2012 4:18:57 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Present failure and impending death yield irrational action))
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