Archaeoastronomy and the alleged 'Stonehenge calendar
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3142040 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giulio Magli (0000-0002-4460-4282, Politecnico di Milano, corresponding author), Juan Antonio Belmonte (0000-0002-8357-0564, Universidad de La Laguna) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 393 |
| Pages | 745-751 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2023.33 |
| OpenAlex | W4360619136 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
In a recent Antiquity article, Darvill (2022) proposed that the mid third-millennium BC Stage 2 sarsen settings of Stonehenge (comprising the Trilithon Horseshoe, Sarsen Circle and the Station Stone Rectangle) were conceived in order to represent a calendar year of 365.25 days-that is, a calendar identical in duration to the Julian calendar. In the present article, the authors argue that this proposal is unsubstantiated, being based as it is on a combination of numerology, astronomical error and unsupported analogy
Aesthetics · Analogy · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Epistemology · Geometry · Megalith · Period (music) · Rectangle · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Historical and Architectural Studies · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · History · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |