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 Tomb of Ramesses IV The pharaoh Ramesses IV was buried in Tomb KV2, located in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. The tombs of Ramesses II and VII are on either side. Ramesses died at the age of 27 in 1148 BC. He is connected to the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak. Coordinates 25.741530,32.602080 Description  The tomb is of similar design to others in that it has a corridor to the burial chamber with side rooms. It is thought to be about 75 metres long and declines about 10 metres from the entrance. Chamber E, as the antechamber, has stars painted on the ceiling. Chamber K is built with side rooms, and the burial chamber J has a vaulted ceiling with astrological patterns along with the sarcophagus. Coptic monks were said to have lived in the tomb, and in the 19th century, explorers like Jean-François Champollion had camped there. Earlier, Romans were said to have left what is considered as graffiti in the tomb. Measurements These are the tombs' measurements in metres, including the a...
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Monte Alban

Monte Albán

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Monte Albán is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Municipality in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.
The city was established in 500 bc, and the city's peak was between 100 bc - 200 ad with further use of the site until 1521 ad.

The site is attributed to the Middle Preclassic to Terminal Classic, it is an artificially leveled ridge of an elevation of 1.94kms above sea level, the Atzompa and El Gallo hills sites at 68° north 4.375kms distance from Monte Albán are considered connected.

On site their are two main platforms, which are known as the north platform and south platform. In between these are the Plaza Central and El Palacio.
There are multiple buildings on site in addition to these which include tombs to the north, Juego de Pelota (ball court) to the east, a building known as pyramid P with an altar in front also to the east and a building known as Edificio J which is angled at 45° towards the southwest.


Coordinates
17.040990,-96.767972


Analysis
Although the site is measured at an altitude of 1940m, building Edificio D and VG are the highest points at 1929m. Both platforms north/south are at 1925m with most of the site at 1915m.
The highest point at the Atzompa and El Gallo Hills sites is 1901m.

In the most part, the north/south platforms can be considered as east/west at maximum tilt (1985) at a distance of 146.3m apart.
The north is 280 ft wide with the south at 220 ft wide, their ratio is near to √(1.618), and their offset is between 30-36 ft.
The western buildings on site are angled at 4° with the eastern at 2°.


Conclusion
The north and south platform off sets are between 30-36 ft a number typically used for the Moon, but this number could be 34.31 ft, which is 10.46m.
The ratio north/south is the root of the golden ratio at a distance of 146.3m.

Due to the effort to level the site, the altitude could be considered as the base measurement, so making most buildings 10m tall.
The ratio east/west is 2. If this is multipled by the separation, then divided by 1.27, the ratio of a number 230.4 is produced.
Applying this equation to the rest of the buildings, which are 10 or 14m tall, then two numbers are produced, subtracting gives a number 921.5.

20×146.3=2926
2926×1.27=2304

28×146.3=4096.4
4096.4×1.27=3225.5

3225.5-2304=921.5

This number is divided by four equals 230.37.
921.5÷4=230.37

These numbers suggest a connection with the pyramids of Giza, in particular Khufu's pyramid. If this is the case, the platform offset is then 34 ft or 10.46m. The building Edificio J at 45° might suggest alignment at maximum tilt. Normally, this would be north/south, and there is also a date not yet defined.
Monte Albán's peak as a main city was thought to be between 100 bc - 200 ad, so using this, a date of 31 bc can be assumed. This assumes they used 2×π which is a number associated with Giza, by dividing 360 by average height 10, then dividing it by 225, which is 45° towards the southwest. This is divided by 2 and used as if an angle of tilt, the final number could be multipled by π.

360÷10=36
225÷36=6.25
6.25÷2=3.125
3.125÷1.55=2.01613
2.01613×1000=2016.13
2016.13−1985=31.13 bc


Using numbers from other builds isn't unusual, with Giza being used multiple times. The Atzompa and El Gallo hills sites at 68° north 4.375km distance are 14m lower keeping in the same ratio. The altitude of Atzompa can also be achieved by levelling, the distance away could be random but in feet divided by circumference has a ratio of 2.792, with Khufu's pyramid thought to connect with circumference and time in seconds along with height of 279/280 cubits.
The angle is also 22°, depending on which building a measurement is taken. This could then be 21.27° or 20 plus √(1.618).


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