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Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa

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...
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Dolmen Pierre des Bignes

Dolmen Pierre des Bignes








The Dolmen Pierre des Bignes is a capstone dolmen in northern France. It is located near Tumulus des Hogues, about 30 kilometers south of Caen. It is likely neolithic. 


Coordinates 
48.806279,-0.164494


Description 
The dolmen capstone is supported by four stones on one side and two on the other, one of which offers no support. The dolmen sits among a group of raised mounds, as if in a dip or crater. The elevation of the site is 209 metres (685.7 feet).


Analysis 
It is possible that the capstone points at 5° towards the east. This angle could be 4.88°, as if latitude multiplied by 10.
4.88 × 10 = 48.8°

If the elevation is divided by 10, the number 20.9 is achieved. If 20 is assumed to be the maximum tilt, then a remainder of 0.9 is left. This could represent obliquity. Obliquity is a 2.4° variation over 41,000 years. This could give the year 5702 BC.

209 ÷ 10 = 20.9
0.9 ÷ 1.2 = 0.75
0.75 × 10250 = 7687.5
7687.5 - 1985 = 5702.5



Conclusion 
In western France, there are many dolmens and stone alignments. These are connected to Gravinis, which is dated to 4500 BC.
Some of these stones possibly represent changes in ice movement, either current or past. As the date suggests, 1200 years before Gravinis could have been a significant past event.
The build date is probably 5700 BC, marking an event and likely connected to the people who built Stoney Littleton Long Barrow in the UK in 6402 BC. This barrow continued in use until 5200 BC. Rillaton Barrow, also in the same location, was in use from 5700 to 4200 BC.

(No changes Author Milka-berger)



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