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...
Dolmen Su Ju' Malmuradu
The Dolmen Su Ju' Malmuradu is considered a dolmen and lies southwest of Tresnuraghes, a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region of Sardinia.
Su Ju' Malmuradu is a number of stones put together, a further set of stones are unmarked which were erected near the Chiesa di Santa Vittoria, it is described as having a smoother surface with the rest being curved (it no longer stands).
Coordinates Dolmen Su Ju' Malmuradu
40.236423,8.516213.
Coordinates Sardinian Marker Stone
40.208128,8.492931
Dolmen Su Ju' Malmuradu
The dolmen has two angles, which are 62 and 85. If taking the average, the angle would be 73.5°.
62+85=147
147÷2=73.5°
Because of its irregular shape, five angles can be deduced, which are 62,85,30,13, and 75°.
The 75° is from choosing the best fit, so if left out, the four angles can be superimposed onto the land at an angle of 73.5° northwest.
This creates a quadrilateral whose area is 60667 sqft and perimeter of 1035ft. The two divided equal 58.62, a number that could be made from two of the angles. When using the other two numbers, they equal one of the sides (the sides are 360ft,270ft,270ft,135ft)
60667÷1035=58.62
(58.62×30)÷13=135
The marker stone was most likely mounted on the platform of its coordinates with the smooth surface facing away.
The smooth surface itself faces southwest and aligns at an angle of 40° with the church that is there at a distance of 1100m.
The average altitude in this area is 173m, 568ft.
The smooth surface itself faces southwest and aligns at an angle of 40° with the church that is there at a distance of 1100m.
The average altitude in this area is 173m, 568ft.
There is a nautical theme with both the stones, where one is in the shape, which is of a capstan, and the other a sail repairer.
1100÷1852=0.594
594-568=26
23.76-23.46=0.26
23.76-23.46=0.3
0.26÷1.2=0.2167×10250
0.2167×10250=2220.8−1985
2220.8-1985=235 bc
Conclusion
1100÷1852=0.594
594-568=26
23.76-23.46=0.26
23.76-23.46=0.3
0.26÷1.2=0.2167×10250
0.2167×10250=2220.8−1985
2220.8-1985=235 bc
Conclusion
The quadrilateral, which forms four lengths from four angles at 73.5° is probably correct. This most likely would be used as a land ownership marker.
The 40° could mean sunset or sunrise with the road being built after the locating of the monument. This could mean a number of things. The use of obliquity to give a date is normal for some monuments, but instead of build date, it makes a reference to events from 235 bc with the use of the nautical mile.
A further nautical theme is with the shape which is of a capstan, a vertical-axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of seamen when hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers.
The event from 235 bc is in Rome, where the consul Titus Manlius Torquatus presides over the first ever closing of the gates of the Temple of Janus, signifying peace.
Although no set date of erection is implied, the most probable date would be the 16th or 17th century ad.
A further nautical theme is with the shape which is of a capstan, a vertical-axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of seamen when hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers.
The event from 235 bc is in Rome, where the consul Titus Manlius Torquatus presides over the first ever closing of the gates of the Temple of Janus, signifying peace.
Although no set date of erection is implied, the most probable date would be the 16th or 17th century ad.
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