Archaeoastronomy
Conus Mound at Marietta Earthworks, Ohio, USA
Archaeocosmology Essays
Eclipses, Cosmic Clockwork of the Ancients
cosmology and fundamental astronomy
Temporal Epoch Calculations
astronomical "constants" are variable
Newark Archaeogeodesy
Geospatial Intelligence in the Americas
Mesoamerican Archaeoastronomy
Prehispanic Astronomic Knowledge
Watching Eclipses, Counting Orbits
a PowerPoint presentation
The Ur and Harran Latitudes,
and Göbekli Tepe
Preliminary Archaeogeodesy Study Results
for Three Major Neolithic Complexes
The Aryabhatiya of Aryabhata
The oldest exact astronomic constant?
Chankillo, Peru,
Ancient Solar Observatory?
Thornborough Henges
and the Ure-Swale Monuments

The Chaco Meridian
Aztec Ruin, Chaco Canyon, and Casas Grandes are situated on a north-south line.
Fajada Butte Sun Dagger

Archaeogeodesy Pages:  Part 1  |  Part 2  |  Part 3  |  Part 4

"Archaeogeodesy can be defined as that area of study encompassing prehistoric and
ancient place determination, point positioning, astronomy, geodynamic phenomena,
measure and representation of the earth, and navigation ..."

Andes Archaeogeodesy — Casma-SechinChavinMachupicchu

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References
AeGeo v2012 code terms and variable values from Epoch Calc applet, an Excel file with a variable temporal setting.
Excel Spreadsheet Applications
ArchaeoGeodesy XLS Applet
Arc distances and other relationships for three sites,
mounds, pyramids, monuments worldwide.
Epoch Calc v2012
Eclipse calculator, astronomic constants and
obliquity of the ecliptic with temporal variables formulated.
Emperor Qin's mauseleum latitude golden mean phi

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