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...
Mulfra Quoit
Mulfra Quoit stands on Mulfra Hill to the north of the hamlet of Mulfra, Penzance, Cornwall. It is considered similar to the Chûn Quoit monument, which is located about five kilometres away.
Coordinates
50.163352,-5.569343
Description
The monument is made up of three supporting stones and one much larger capstone.
Although it appears as if the capstone has fallen, it is possible it was built this way. As a building used as a gnomon or winter solstice marker, it is angled lengthwise at 40° toward the northeast and 50° toward the northwest as a gnomon.
Analysis
Mulfra Quoit as a gnomon at 50° would suggest a celestial object, but its gnomon is quite large. The angle off the surface could be suggested as 45°.
It is also possible that it marks a date and rather than being used as a gnomon, it was used so that light would illuminate an inner surface. The date would be when light aligned to reach the inner surface.
When applying the angles to the surface, the following would apply:
Its gnomon entrance would track at 67.5° toward the north or 67.5° + 23.5°, which is 91°.
Although this seems like it aligns with the star Polaris in the constellation Ursa Minor, a building date in the 3rd millennium BCE should be considered. This would give it a 7° tilt. A possible star would then be Epsilon Ursae Minoris.
82° 02′ 14.1233
82.037256°
82.037256 - 89 = 6.962
6.962 ÷ 1.55 = 4.492
4.492 x 1000 = 4492.092
4492.092 - 1985 = 2507 BCE
Conclusion
It has been shown in other articles that the planet currently tilts at 23.256° according to the latest measurements, although 23.5° is also commonly used. It also has a 7.155° tilt to the Sun's equator. If a gnomon were to track an object, it would vary by about 7.155° and trace a looped path. However, this has been shown not to be the case, and the object would instead be measured at variable times throughout the year or align once during its 20° tilt.
If the monument was built recently, as if from land clearing, then it aligns with Polaris. A more likely alignment would be with Epsilon Ursae Minoris in 2507 BCE.
It is also quite wide, so it could be considered centered on the constellation.
Mulfra Quoit (no changes)
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Mulfra Quoit stands on Mulfra Hill to the north of the hamlet of Mulfra, Penzance, Cornwall. It is considered similar to the Chûn Quoit monument, which is located about five kilometres away.
Coordinates
50.163352,-5.569343
Description
The monument is made up of three supporting stones and one much larger capstone.
Although it appears as if the capstone has fallen, it is possible it was built this way. As a building used as a gnomon or winter solstice marker, it is angled lengthwise at 40° toward the northeast and 50° toward the northwest as a gnomon.
Analysis
Mulfra Quoit as a gnomon at 50° would suggest a celestial object, but its gnomon is quite large. The angle off the surface could be suggested as 45°.
It is also possible that it marks a date and rather than being used as a gnomon, it was used so that light would illuminate an inner surface. The date would be when light aligned to reach the inner surface.
When applying the angles to the surface, the following would apply:
Its gnomon entrance would track at 67.5° toward the north or 67.5° + 23.5°, which is 91°.
Although this seems like it aligns with the star Polaris in the constellation Ursa Minor, a building date in the 3rd millennium BCE should be considered. This would give it a 7° tilt. A possible star would then be Epsilon Ursae Minoris.
82° 02′ 14.1233
82.037256°
82.037256 - 89 = 6.962
6.962 ÷ 1.55 = 4.492
4.492 x 1000 = 4492.092
4492.092 - 1985 = 2507 BCE
Conclusion
It has been shown in other articles that the planet currently tilts at 23.256° according to the latest measurements, although 23.5° is also commonly used. It also has a 7.155° tilt to the Sun's equator. If a gnomon were to track an object, it would vary by about 7.155° and trace a looped path. However, this has been shown not to be the case, and the object would instead be measured at variable times throughout the year or align once during its 20° tilt.
If the monument was built recently, as if from land clearing, then it aligns with Polaris. A more likely alignment would be with Epsilon Ursae Minoris in 2507 BCE.
It is also quite wide, so it could be considered centered on the constellation.
Mulfra Quoit (no changes)
Archeology77 ©
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