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...
Xochicalco
Xochicalco is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Miacatlán Municipality in the Mexican state of Morelos.
The site was first occupied by 200 bc but did not develop into an urban centre until the Epiclassic period 700-900 ad. Nearly all the standing architecture at the site was built at this time. At it's peak the city may have had a population of up to 20000 people. The site was said to be destroyed around 900 ad and later colonised with Nahuatl-speaking Tlahuica people. Teotihuacan and Maya art are abundant and may have been included from 1200 ad onwards.
Coordinates
18.803524,-99.297428
Description
The northern buildings are at 15°, the western buildings at 12° with the southern buildings at 0°.
At least two ball courts exists, one aligned at 12° and one at 0°, the largest building is the Pyramid of the Stele and Chamber of the Scarifice which is on a six layer platform and has seven layers.
In front of the Pyramid of the Stele at an altitude of 1340m is the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpents and Observatory at an altitude of 1328m, the Plaza Principal is towards the north and part of the area angled at 15°, this has an average altitude of 1354m.
The solar observatory is said to track the sun during the summer for 3½ months, peaking in May and July.
Analysis
Coordinates
18.803524,-99.297428
Description
The northern buildings are at 15°, the western buildings at 12° with the southern buildings at 0°.
At least two ball courts exists, one aligned at 12° and one at 0°, the largest building is the Pyramid of the Stele and Chamber of the Scarifice which is on a six layer platform and has seven layers.
In front of the Pyramid of the Stele at an altitude of 1340m is the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpents and Observatory at an altitude of 1328m, the Plaza Principal is towards the north and part of the area angled at 15°, this has an average altitude of 1354m.
The solar observatory is said to track the sun during the summer for 3½ months, peaking in May and July.
Analysis
If the pyramid of the Stele is at an altitude of 1340m, which is 12m more, then it is possible that the 3½ months is half the number of layers (7) in 12 months The Plaza Principal is 14m more again or 26m total difference.
The significance of 3½ or half 7 layers is that 15 multipled by 12 equals 180, 180, being half of 360° (1 rotation), and also π and 2π.
Conclusion
Due to the alignment east/west, this could represent maximum tilt 1985 with either 12 or 15 representative of an angle or more probably a year. With these numbers around max tilt suggesting in the year of max tilt (12° as the 12 months), the duration was 15 months (15°).
The ratio 15÷12 equals 1.25 and, as a year, equals 1179 ad, 900 ad as an angle is 1.682°
Conclusion
Due to the alignment east/west, this could represent maximum tilt 1985 with either 12 or 15 representative of an angle or more probably a year. With these numbers around max tilt suggesting in the year of max tilt (12° as the 12 months), the duration was 15 months (15°).
The ratio 15÷12 equals 1.25 and, as a year, equals 1179 ad, 900 ad as an angle is 1.682°
For the 15°/12° to connect in this way, most of the builds who have to be completed around 1200 ad, this would not connect with archaeological dating of burning.
For 900 ad and 1.682° to be correct, the ratio would have to be divided by a further number. This number is 0.743.
(15÷12)÷0.743=1.682°
This is also 1250÷743
1250÷743=1.682°
The following is speculative but accounts for 0.743 also as an angle, a gnomon measurement can use any distance but if 1994 units are used at 0.743° then the area is 25781 which is 9 away from 25772 the duration of max/min tilt, also the distance is 9 greater than 1985.
From above 1.682° can be obtained from 15 divided by 9 (more accurately 8.9), but the site is at 15°/12°/0°.
This is significantly near to suggest it is accurate if it wasn't for the site construction being dated in 900 ad. The use of π suggests half a rotation with 2π as one, this also connects to maximum/minimum tilt duration as 25772 years, and together suggests that the site was built with the intention of representing maximum tilt (1985) whether this was in stages or from the offset is unclear.
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