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Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa

Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are located in Alexandria, Egypt. Half a kilometer to the northeast is the Serapeum of Alexandria, which is another archaeological site in the area. The Serapeum of Alexandria is considered to have been built by the Greeks in the 3rd century BC. Coordinates 31.178942, 29.893170 Description The site is thought to date to the Hellenistic period, and Roman, Greek, and Egyptian cultural attributes can be found throughout. The site is considered to have three levels dug into the rock, being up to 35 meters deep. The Catacombs consist of a triclinium, dining room, rotunda, Hall of Caracalla, and sarcophagi. The entrance is from the southeast side near the staircase at a 40° angle. The Catacombs' size is 25 metres by 50 metres. It is thought the site was an earlier burial ground where visitors brought clay pots of food for themselves, leaving the pots as they departed. Hence, this is where the name derived from. Analysis The tomb...
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Nubian Pyramids

Nubian Pyramids Nubian Pyramids are located in the area of the Nile valley known as Nubia. They were built by the rulers of the ancient Kushite kingdoms. The three kingdoms were  Kerma , Napata , and Meroë. Most pyramids of this kind were built of granite and sandstone .  Coordinates Meroë 16.932797,33.730204 Dimensions  168cms height (ratio÷8=21) 115cms base (ratio÷5=23) Although this seems like a 5:8 ratio it is actually 5:7.3, proportions are 5/8 and numerically equal to 0.685 which is 0.07 from the √φ were as the ratio base/height 115÷168 is 0.007 away from √φ. (a ratio of 5:8.09 is equal to √φ) This suggests a cubit is being used but not directly suggesting that 8.2° is nearer or as numbers a cubit and 8.2. These ratios in themselves also suggest the cubit as in 5 parts of 23 units for the base and 8 parts of 21 units for the height/slope. As the 8.2 is the angle, it makes sense as the slope. The 8×21 slope is equal to 168 w...
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Callanish Standing Stones 

Callanish Standing Stones  The Callanish Stones are near the village of Callanish on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. They are also known as the Calanais Standing Stones. Further to the Callanish stones are the Callanish II and Callanish III sites, which lie just over a kilometre southeast of the main Callanish Stones. In addition to them are the Callanish IV, Callanish VIII, and Callanish X sites, and in total there are over twenty sites of varying size. Callanish II at 22° southeast Callanish III at 10° southeast Callanish IV at 53° southeast Callanish V at 52° southeast Callanish VI at 35° southeast Callanish VII at 52° southeast Callanish VIII at 10° northwest Callanish IX at 55° southeast Callanish X at 24° northeast Callanish I If the north-pointing stones depict numbers, like one row has stones in groups of 3, 5, 1 which could be considered as 351° as the rows are at 9° (from the north), th...
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Cairnholy Chambered Cairn 

Cairnholy Chambered Cairn   Cairnholy I and II are possibly Neolithic chambered tombs of the  Clyde type , in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. They are located by Cairnholy Farm , both are missing some stones, and they were partially excavated in 1949 by  Stuart Piggott  and  Terence Powell . Finds from the excavations are kept in the  National Museum of Scotland . Coordinates 54.857816,-4.310894 Alignments One cairn is in a pointer and part circle shape, and then the other is almost quite random due to missing stones. They are 150m apart at an angle of 76° north. Cairnholy I is aligned at an angle of 41° towards the northwest, right angles to this is 49°. Cairnholy I resemble a megalithic gallery grave that is found on Sardinia and was built in the 27th century bc, although it isn't very circular with only a slight irregular curve. This suggests a number of things, but going by location, Cairnholy I, Cairnholy II, To...
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Drumtroddan Standing Stones

Drumtroddan Standing Stones  Drumtroddan Standing Stones are a small  Neolithic  or  Bronze Age  stone alignment in Dumfries and Galloway . Drumtroddan cup and ring marks are nearby towards the northwest. Coordinates 54.766914,-4.543598 There are three stones with one standing aligned towards the northeast. They are all 3m tall, but the central is slightly shorter at 2.7m. Stones Drumtroddan Standing Stones were built after the Torhouse Stone Circle but are connected to its meaning. The stones currently align at 45° and stand at 54.76° latitude. The remaining standing stone is 3m tall, and all three have minimal crafting, which suggests that they are Neolithic. Assuming the Drumtroddan Standing Stones are connected to the Torhouse Stone Circle dated to 2163 bc , then converting this into an angle and adding to 45° puts the angle of construction at 51.4294°. This can be a new latitude, and along it's longitude subtracting 2.6...
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Torhouse Stone Circle

Torhouse Stone Circle Torhouse Stone Circle is situated in Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland. The image is of Torhouskie Stone Row , which is a group of stones 120 metres away at 10°. It is thought the groups of stones are connected. Coordinates 54.876949,-4.522709 Description  The circle is 22 metres wide. There are three stones in the centre, and 19 stones on the circumference. A further three stones in a row, known as the Torhouskie Stone Row, are towards the east that align at 10° to the centre stones. The two stones towards the southeast are aligned between 70°-74° towards the center and at 27° towards the row of three, the Torhouskie Stone Row. The three are 125 metres away, and the two are 40 metres away. There are nineteen stones on the circumference of the circle, the three in the centre are made of granite and the circle is considered as a Neolithic constructed circle. As with other stone circles the angles between the stones give away a clue to it's purpose. Analy...
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Almendres Cromlech

Almendres Cromlech The Cromlech of the Almendres is a megalithic complex (commonly known as the Almendres Cromlech). It is located 12km west of Evora in Portugal. The site is thought to be 8000 years old and evolved from a circle as Almendres I, through Almendres II and Almendres III until its present shape (present shape is the measurements in this article). There are markings on some stones that vaguely resemble cup and ring marks but are of poor quality and hold no similarly with other cup and ring marks. (Cup and ring marks were popular from 3300-1500 bc, they existed before and after but are few and far between). Coordinates 38.557489,-8.061324 Measurements The complex in feet measures 190ft wide by 100ft high. There are 91 stones around the outside, which are in groups of 7 or 11, 2 stones are lying, and 4 stones are markers with 3 arranged in the centre of the 4. Angles There are two lines of stones in the centre made up of four, two are a...
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Silbury Hill

Silbury Hill Silbury Hill is a prehistoric artificial chalk mound near  Avebury  in the county of  Wiltshire . It is part of the  Stonehenge , Avebury, and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Also nearby is the West Kennet Long Barrow not thought to be connected as it was dated to the 37th century bc. Silbury Hill is made from layers of chalk and soil extracted from the surrounding area. There are no features to the mound that might have been used as an outpost. The three locations, Silbury Hill, Marlborough mound , and Stonehenge coordinates, are listed as they are connected but only by the construction of the mounds. Coordinates Silbury Hill 51.455765, -1.857452 Marlborough mound 51.416573, -1.737374 Stonehenge 51.178847, -1.826182 Silbury Hill dimensions 167m diameter 39.3m height 30m summit diameter Analysis If considering Silbury Hill as a cone, the following equation would give a volume. (The vo...
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Twelve Apostles Stone Circle

Twelve Apostles Stone Circle The Twelve Apostles is a stone circle near Ilkley in West Yorkshire, not to be confused by The Twelve Apostles Stone Circle located between the villages of Holywood and Newbridge, near Dumfries, Scotland. The circle was originally thought to have between 16 and 20 stones and has a width of 15m. Coordinates 53.9016, -1.809494 Dimensions The circle is about 15 metres wide, but because 15m is about 49 feet and there are stones at 8°/4° and 9° separation, this may be 48/49 ft wide or 14.60m. Interpretation If the stones are paired, there are two separate stones left at an angle of 67°. At right angles to this line (23°) a line is drawn to the furthest west stone and angles are taken of the stones from the cross point, the pairs of stones are split 2/3 pairs. The following angles are achieved, and using 11 as root and 11,11 as cubed root, the following sums are achieved. This is then subtracted from...
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