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Tomb of Seti I

Tomb of Seti I  The tomb of Seti I, also known as KV17, is located in the Valley of the Kings. The pharaoh Seti I died in 1279 BC. His tomb was discovered by the archaeologist and explorer Giovanni Belzoni in 1817. Coordinates 25.740031, 32.601998 Description Seti I had many buildings built, which included the Temple of Seti I in Abydos. The tomb KV17 consists of 17 chambers, corridors, and side rooms and is considered one of the largest. There is a well near the entrance of the tomb; the corridor descends into the tomb and is designed similarly to other tombs. Decorations are found throughout most of the tomb. The tomb and side chambers are on the level of the well, with a further corridor that ends in a room at a lower level. (The measurements used are given in official documents) Total area of tomb: 649.04 sq m / 2373 sq cubits Burial chamber width: 13.19 ft / 25.22 cubits Distance to burial chamber: 290 ft / 88.382 m / 169 cubits Distance to the end of the tomb: 570 ft / 173.74...
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Easter Aquhorthies Stone Circle

Easter Aquhorthies Stone Circle 

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The Easter Aquhorthies stone circle is located near Inverurie in northeast Scotland.
It is considered as one of the few that still have their full complement of stones and the only one that has all its stones still standing without having been re-erected.
It consists of a ring of nine stones, eight of which are grey granite and one red jasper. Two more grey granite stones flank a recumbent of red granite.
The circle is particularly notable for its builders' use of polychromy in the stones, with the reddish ones situated on the SSW side and the grey ones opposite.

The circle's surroundings were landscaped in the late 19th century and currently sit within a small, fenced and walled enclosure. A stone dyke, known as a roundel, was built around the circle some time between 1847-1867 before being brought to wider public attention in the 1870s and 1880s by a series of paintings, drawings and descriptions.


Coordinates
57.276979,-2.445590


Description
Although described as having nine stones there are actually eighteen, the circle in most part is circular measuring on average 18.4 metres (60 ft).
The flankers stones are each about 2.5m (8.2 ft) high, with the recumbent stone 3.8m (12 ft) long by 1.4m (4.6 ft) high.

Analysis
If dividing the circle up starting from the stone vertically north (90°) from the recumbent stone, making a measurement back to the support stone to the west then to the next stone on the circumference clockwise the spacing is 17°.
This is continued clockwise from that stone then anti-clockwise from that stone.
The last two stones anti-clockwise measure 23°, and the spacing clockwise between stones at 59° and 32° measures 16°.
Ignoring all other stone angles and just using the 59° and 32° angles and multiplying together produces a number of 1888.
59×32=1888
The final two anti-clockwise numbers of 23° could depict 20° plus 3°, the 20° signifies maximum tilt and the 3° is just a 3° line defined by two small stones between the circles.


Conclusion
Because the numbers are 23,23,17,17,17,16,17,17,17, it suggests that the 16° is the correct direction with the multiplication of these angles producing 1888, due to the description of the circle and when it was given public access it suggests from this simple direction that it was moved from another site most probably from land clearing and it holds a similarity with other stone circles that were moved for farming.

There are various stone circles with recumbent stones particularly in a similar design and almost all are unique to Scotland and Southern Ireland, it is from this style that the stone circles are recreated.

Easter Aquhorthies Stone Circle
Aquhorties Recumbent





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