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Tomb of Ramesses IV

 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...

Asseycombe Stone Rows

Asseycombe Stone Rows











Asseycombe stone rows are located in Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor.  As the name suggests, Asseycombe consists of two rows of upright stones and is considered Neolithic to Late Bronze Age in age and construction.
The site was considered as restored in the 1890s.


Coordinates
50.628108,-3.894515


Description
There are a number of measurements for Asseycombe stone rows, but they average 120 metres long and 1.6 metres wide.  They are made up of large stones, about 2 metres tall; medium stones, about 1 metre tall; and small stones, which are just visible above the surface.
The stones are angled at 30° towards the southwest.

In this area of Dartmoor, there are other monuments and buildings like Fernworthy Stone Circle, Scorhill Stone Circle, Grimspound, and Bennett's Cross. This area of Dartmoor is currently used as a managed forest.


Analysis
The stones are angled at 30° towards the southwest, and the elevation of the area is about 420 metres. This varies as the site is on a slope.
At the southern side there is a stone circle/cairn, and at the northern side are several standing stones, some of which appear to have fallen over.

As with other standing stones, they either point to a direction or form a shape.  As a standing stone points along the row, which is 30°, these stones could be pointing towards a direction, and at that angle, there is an object or objects shaped like the row.

It might have been considered that some of these stones pointed towards other monuments in the area, but this is not the case.

Not found in any site descriptions, but a groove around the standing stones leads a short distance between the rows. The pattern is circular, with a line leading away. This suggests it has been visited by many people for many years.



Conclusion
It is possible that the location at Fernworthy Forest, Dartmoor, and the slope of the land represent the track and direction of an object like an asteroid or meteorite. This would be difficult to check.

As with other stone circles in areas of the southwest, some were shown to be constructed as part of land clearing. On Dartmoor, in the 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s villages were established for tin mining, sheep farming, and tanning. Asseycombe stone rows could have been built at this time.

This kind of representation of an asteroid moving around a planet is quite unique, and, along with the groove, the Asseycombe stone rows should be considered a modern construction, probably built by local farmers, possibly for their use but also as land clearing.



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