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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...

Bryn Celli Ddu Chambered Tomb

Bryn Celli Ddu Chamber Tomb Bryn Celli Ddu Chambered Tomb is considered a pre historic tomb with some stone carvings. There are also a number of Neolithic stones scattered around the tomb, which are located on the Isle of Anglesey . Br yn Celli Ddu me ans "the mound in the dark grove." The tomb was archaeologically excavated in the 1920s . Coordinates 53.207714,-4.236147 Further monuments: The Bryn Celli Ddu Standing Stone is a short, rounded stone approximately 520 feet away from the Burial Chamber at an angle of 31 degrees to wa rd the southwest. The Tyddyn-Bach Standing Stone is a tall, neolithic stone along with a cleari ng approxi mately 1390 feet away from the Burial Chamber at an angle of 17 degrees toward the northwest. Description B ryn Celli Ddu measures about 90 feet wide but is not a complete circle, with a height of about 9 feet. The entrance opens out toward the northeast and currently measures 39°. Measurements If the stones are connected and mea...

Amphitheatre Pompeii

Amphitheatre Pompeii The Amphitheatre of Pompeii is the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre. It is situated in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 ad. It is located to the east of the city and the edge of the eruption. It measures 135m long and 104m wide, the arena's pit is measured at 6m below ground level and was built in 70 bc. Coordinates 40.751827,14.494962 Measurements 135m x 104m (341ft x 443ft) 76.2m x 38.1m ( 250ft x 125ft) Angled at 60° towards northwest Area Ï€×341×443= 474578 Ï€×250×125= 98175 474578× 98175= 46591695150 46591695150÷223= 208931368 Ï€×341×450= 482077 482077× 98175= 47327909475 47327909475÷223= 212232777 Roman Units The Roman cubit (cubitum) was 1½ Roman feet (17.48 inches) Five Roman feet made the pace (passus), 1.48 metres (58.23 inches). If considering a standardised unit, the Roman foot was probably used here, making the above whole units in 5's as if a passus. If applying...

Amphitheater Pozzuoli 

Amphitheater Pozzuoli The Flavian Amphitheatre  is situated in  Pozzuoli, Italy , built in 80 ad and is the third-largest Roman amphitheatre. It is located about 13kms west of Naples and 500m from the coast. The site  was chosen at the nearby crossing of roads from Naples,  Capua , and  Cumae . Coordinates    40.825718,14.125678   The amphitheatre is angled at 37° towards the northwest, and two   measurements like from the Colosseum are 147m by 117m (482 by 384ft), with the arena floor measuring 72.22m by 42.33m (237 by 139ft) The ratio of the building to the floor is 1.36. The angle, when built, would have been 2.953° less at 34.05°. Area Ï€×117×147 = 54032.25m² Ï€×72.22×42.33=9604.08m² 54032.25×9604.08=518930051.58 518930051.58÷223=2327040 If considering that the measurements of the arena floor added then multiplied by two and subtracted from one side of Khufu’s pyramid , a number of 1.36 is achieved. 72.22+42.33=114.55 ...

Dolmen Su Ju' Malmuradu

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 consists of a number of stones put together; a further set of unmarked stones was erected near the Chiesa di Santa Vittoria, which 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 S ardinian Marker Stone 40.208128,8.492931 Dolmen Su Ju' Malmuradu  The dolmen has two angles of 62° and 85°, which average 73.5°. Due to its irregular shape, five angles can be deduced: 62°, 85°, 30°, 13°, and 75°. The 75° comes from choosing the best fit; if it is left out, the four angles can be superimposed onto the land at an angle of 73.5° northwest. This creates a quadrilateral with an area of 60,667 sq ft and a perimeter of 1,035 ft. The two divided equal 58.62, a number that could...

Menhir di Monte Corru Tundu

Menhir di Monte Corru Tundu The Menhir di Monte Corru Tundu is near the village of Villa Sant'Antonio, Oristano, Italy. The menhir stands at the top of the Curru Tundu hill, about two kilometers north of Villa Sant'Antonio; nearby, other menhirs can be found, including the menhir of Tuttiricchiu and the Domus de Janas, a set of prehistoric necropolises dug into the rock. The monolith is composed of grey trachytic tuff measuring 5.75 m (18.86 ft) in height; the smaller piece could be an offcut, and its peak was thought to have been shattered by lightning. Coordinates 39.875864,8.901374 Description There are a number of Roman towns nearby dating from the third century BC; the altitude of the location is 283 m (928.5 ft). If considering two possibilities, which are sunrise or sunset and maximum tilt, then the following is possible: using feet and sunset to give an obliquity, or feet minus maximum tilt to give a year. (928.5 + 18.86482) / 40 = 23.68412 Or (928.5 - 18.86482) - 198...

Bachwen Dolmen

Bachwen Dolmen The Bachwen Dolmen burial chamber is located near Clynnog-fawr , Caernarfon, Wales. A number of cupmarks exist on the monument, which is notably wedge-shaped and points out to sea at an angle of 28° towards the northwest; the support stones sustain this wedge on the sides and are also at 28°, while the elevation is 24m. Coordinates 53.018891,-4.375356 Possibilities  There are three possible explanations for this chamber, (1) it is angled so as to align with the Major standstill or (2) it aligns with tilt and angle away for date or (3) two numbers are used and connects with a date. (1) The major standstill is currently 28.725°; for it to be this, there must be a further stone to mark the minor standstill, with a difference between them of 0.725°, as it is not measurable to that accuracy. (2) More likely, it is a maximum tilt of 20° and an 8° tilt for that year. 8 ÷ 1.55 = 5.1613 5.1613 × 1000 = 5161.3 5161.3 - 1985 = 3176.3 BC 8° equates to 3176 BC. (3) The only n...

La Venta

La Venta La Venta is a pre-Columbian archaeological site of the Olmec civilization located in the present-day Mexican state of Tabasco.  The Olmec were one of the first civilizations to develop in the Americas, and it was thought their spread through 1800 bc through to 200 ad was said to influence Mesoamerica culture . There are a number of Colossal Heads on site, some of which have been moved to the Parque-Museo La Venta . Coordinates 18.103490,-94.040972 Description There are two ways or possibilities of describing La Venta, (1) a few sculpted heads and various stones remain of a long distance civilization who moved for whatever reason, (2) only a few sculpted head and various stones were ever produced with the pyramid being roughly shaped from the landscape following the only pyramids existing in 1800 bc, that of the Pyramids of Giza . Analysis It has been shown that there was a time when the Mesoamericas didn't follow European or Middl...