Pacing and the megalithic yard
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19397455 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Davis (0000-0001-9871-4527), A G Davis (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-11 |
| Publication date | 1983-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Glasgow Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-8980 • E-ISSN: 2053-7824 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/gas.1983.10.10.7 |
| OpenAlex | W2317901265 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
Simple pacing has often been suggested as an explanation of the ‘megalithic yard’. While such a hypothesis has the virtue of simplicity, evidence is presented here showing it to be inconsistent with actual stone circle data. By means of simulations, the pacing hypothesis is tested against the stone circle diameters given by Thom (1967), and may be rejected at a significance level of about 3%. Further simulations suggest that any satisfactory explanation of the unit should not involve variations in its value between sites greater than about 2% or 3% (standard deviation)
Archaeology · Epistemology · Megalith · Physics · Statistics · Yard · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeological and Geological Studies · History · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2023 (38) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |