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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...
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Xochicalco

Xochicalco Xochicalco is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Miacatlán Municipality in the Mexican state of Morelos.  The site was first occupied by 200 bc but did not develop into an urban centre until the Epiclassic period 700-900 ad. Nearly all the standing architecture at the site was built at this time. At it's peak the city may have had a population of up to 20000 people. The site was said to be destroyed around 900 ad and later colonised with Nahuatl-speaking Tlahuica people. Teotihuacan and Maya art are abundant and may have been included from 1200 ad onwards. Coordinates 18.803524,-99.297428 Description The northern buildings are at 15°, the western buildings at 12° with the southern buildings at 0°. At least two ball courts exists, one aligned at 12° and one at 0°, the largest building is the Pyramid of the Stele and Chamber of the Scarifice which is on a six layer platform and has seven layers. In front of the Pyramid of the S...
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Tikal Temples

Tikal Temples Tikal Temples are a group of major structures at Tikal. This is one of the largest cities and archaeological sites of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the Petén Basin region of northern Guatemala. Tikal Temple I on the site is also known as the Temple of the Great Jaguar. It is a typically Petén-styled limestone stepped pyramid structure that is dated to approximately 732 ad. Coordinates 17.221118,-89.625168 On site, there are the following buildings Mundo Perdido or The Lost World, Seven Temples, Palacio de las Acanaladuras, and North Acropolis, Tikal. The temples are numbered up to 5 as Temple of the Great Jaguar (temple 1), Temple of the Masks (temple 2) Tikal Temple III (temple 3), Templo de la Sepiente Bicefala (temple 4) and Tikal Temple V (temple 5). Temple angles and separation distances Temple I is at 3° Temple II is at 12° and 255 ft Temple III is at 15° and 500 ft Temple IV ...
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Norte Chico pyramid

Norte Chico pyramid The Caral Civilization or Norte Chico Civilization was a complex pre-Columbian-era society with thirty major population centres in the Norte Chico region of north-central coastal Peru. The civilization flourished between the 4th-2nd of millennia bc, with the formation of the first city generally dated to around 3500 bc at Huaricanga in the Fortaleza area, this lasted until a period of decline around 1800 bc. Since the early 21st century, it has been established as the oldest-known civilization in the Americas. In archaeological nomenclature, Norte Chico is a pre-ceramic culture of the pre-Columbian Late Archaic. Their culture has been categorised as containing no ceramics goods or art. This culture is then defined by it's architecture which includes large earthwork platform mounds and sunken circular plazas. Coordinates -10.892049,-77.525186 On the main site at Caral,...
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Monte Alban

Monte Albán Monte Albán is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Municipality in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The city was established in 500 bc, and the city's peak was betwee n 100 bc - 200 ad with further use of the site until 1521 ad. The site is attributed to the Middle Preclassic to Terminal Classic, it is an artificially leveled ridge of an elevation of 1.94kms above sea level, the Atzompa and El Gallo hills sites at 68° north 4.375kms distance from Monte Albán are considered connected. On site their are two main platforms, which are known as the north platform and south platform. In between these are the Plaza Central and El Palacio. There are multiple buildings on site in addition to these which include tombs to the north, Juego de Pelota (ball court) to the east, a building known as pyramid P with an altar in front also to the east and a building known as Edificio J which is angled ...
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Temple of Hephaestus

Temple of Hephaestus   The Temple of Hephaestus, also known as the Theseion , is a temple located in Athens, Greece . The temple is from the Doric order of Greek temples similar to the one at Paestum . It is situated on the northwest side of the  Agora of Athens , on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill . Construction started in 449 bc and was completed in 415 bc, similar to the Parthenon , which was started in 447 bc and completed in 432 bc. Coordinates 37.975698,23.721334 Analysis The angle of the temple is 13° towards the northwest with the number of pillars as 6 by 13 (total 34). If using the completion date of 415 bc, then the tilt angle would be 3.72°. This angle can be converted into a fraction with a base of 25 (this could be considered as 5²).  415 bc = 3.72° or 3×(18/25) or (93/25) Length temple 13.71m by 31.78m (30.19 by 70 Greek (megalithic) cubics 0.45405) Area temple 435.7m² (2113 cubits²) Length base 37m by 15m (81.5 by 33 Greek (megalithic) ...
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Palace, Henan Province, China

Palace, Henan Province, China A 5000-year-old ancient palace has been discovered in Henan Province, China. The ancient palace was found in the Shuanghuaishu area and is thought to date to China's ancient civilization. The discovery of this palace out dates the oldest palace built in China by 1000 years. Shuanghuaishu district is located in the Heluo district of Gongyi city of Henan, on the south bank of the Yellow River. It was the capital of the ancient Heluo Kingdom , dating from about 5300 years ago and the origins of the Chinese civilization. Coordinates  34.909172,113.513347  Description Due to the preservation of the site the palace can be described clearly with the western half of the platform as a rectangular courtyard, the plan points to a typical ancient palace layout in which the administrative area of ​​the royal court sits in front of the residences. The previous oldest ancient palace, the Erlitou ruins , served as the capital for the middle and late perio...
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Dolmen Lo Morrell dos Fados

Dolmen Lo Morrell dos Fados  The dolmen Lo Morrel dos Fados (or hill of the fairies) is a monument near the town of Pépieux in the Aude area of southern France. The monument stands as the largest gallery grave in southern France and was thought to have been constructed between 3500/3000 bc by the people of the Véraza culture. According to Jean Guilaine, a professor at the Collège de France and an expert on French prehistory, the Lo Morrel dos Fados dolmen is one of the largest tombs in southern France and he has written the book entitled "La France d’avant la France" (France before today's France) in reference to it. Coordinates 43.312741,2.680097 Description The dolmen is about 24m long and divided into three chambers. Only the central chamber remains with its capstone, soul holes, and semicircular cutouts splitting the dolmen. In 1946, the bearing walls were rebuilt up to a height of 0.8m, with some stones being replaced. The following monuments are in the same ar...
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