The archaeological site of Oxkintok is in the northwest of the Yucatan peninsula, some 800 km from Tikal. One of the striking arches at Oxkintok It is sometimes noted for its diversity of architectural techniques, its arches, and a labyrinth (another notable labyrinth is Structure 19 at Yaxchilan). Structure CA-7 (El Palacio Ch’ich) at Oxkintok hasContinue reading “A Postcard from Oxkintok”
Tag Archives: Ancient Geodesy
The Bent Pyramid (Slight Return)
I have just happened upon what I think is an interesting equation. As previously discussed, the lower slope of the Bent Pyramid viewed from North (and presumably South) calculates from Petrie’s data at 188.3627686 ft, which is suspected of being 160 Megalithic Feet of 1.177245771 ft each 160 x 1 .177245771 = 188.3593234 ft IContinue reading “The Bent Pyramid (Slight Return)”
The Great Pyramid: Salvaging Stecchini’s Proposal
Many moons ago, I created a proposal for the Great Pyramid’s apothem (slope at center) length based on Carl Munck’s model of the Great Pyramid (height and width), and what I thought was a correct reading on my part of Petrie’s data concerning the concavity of the sides (the Great Pyramid is “dented” in atContinue reading “The Great Pyramid: Salvaging Stecchini’s Proposal”
The Kallichoron Frear
Returning to the subject of Athanasio Angelopoulos’ work once again, there are some things that catch my eye. I have a certain attraction to circular architecture, because I find it rewarding to discover how often and how well the proportions of ancient circular architecture seem to be integrated with the basic mathematics of circles. OftenContinue reading “The Kallichoron Frear”
The Quest for an Ancient Unified Metrological System
Here is the first of several new diagrams, this one concerned with how metrological systems may have descended from calendar systems, and how they might have quickly evolved. I of course don’t know how things really happened, but hopefully it’s easy enough to see that they could have happened so that the big three ancientContinue reading “The Quest for an Ancient Unified Metrological System”
A “New” “2 Pi Root”, the Pyramid of Meidum, and Ancient Geodesy Part 1
Ancient Geodesy I almost hesitate to leap from metrology to geodesy (Wikipedia: geodesy, also named geodetics, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth) – I have enough unbelievable things to tell people about the mathematical prowess of ancient people as it is. Even some of the most open-minded people seem to struggle toContinue reading “A “New” “2 Pi Root”, the Pyramid of Meidum, and Ancient Geodesy Part 1″
Luke Piwalker 