The Folkton Drums Something I have been working on the past several days besides ancient Greek architecture is the Folkton Drums. Thanks once more to researcher Geoff Bath for putting another interesting subject on our radar. Geoff informed us that the Folkton Drums are the subject of a final chapter of his latest book, andContinue reading “A Few Curious Notions”
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Random Thoughts
I think I might have found a few items worthy of mention, although none would merit a post by themselves. Selective Omission of Numbers I’m still somehow feeling rather apologetic about this, which was part of my post about Exclusion, referring to all of the numbers in red (and their multiples and dividends) being excludedContinue reading “Random Thoughts”
The Granite Box in the Pyramid at Lahun (Part 2)
From where we left off last time, much is still unexplored. (I recommend a look at some of DUNE’s calculations since he has started into the diagonal values projected from Petrie’s data). The meaning of 106.116 in = 8.843 ft here is somewhat uncertain. At face value it’s an unusual number, and the definition orContinue reading “The Granite Box in the Pyramid at Lahun (Part 2)”
Does the Munck Megalithic Yard Have a Use?
Lately I’ve been looking at some work by others regarding area and volume figures for the Great Pyramid – very interesting stuff. However, I’m also reminded of some of things that happen in my own “realm” concerning this subject. I don’t want to say that the ancients didn’t really care about surface area and volumeContinue reading “Does the Munck Megalithic Yard Have a Use?”
A Metrological Round Up
I think a few metrological discoveries might have fallen through the cracks the past year. Early last November, I posted an incomplete compilation of which units belong to which metrological unit families, but at least several things are notably absent from it. One has come to light again while working with projecting hexagonal figures ontoContinue reading “A Metrological Round Up”
Le Menec Revisited
Some time ago back in July of 2020 I wrote a post on Newgrange and Le Menec. Not much else has been done with the subject since then, but Peter Harris recently mentioned Carnac in the context of the possible use of the Megalithic Foot there, which started me thinking about the subject of FrenchContinue reading “Le Menec Revisited”
Miscellaneous Metrological Musings
Happy New Year everyone! I’ve ended up with a few mathematical thoughts the past several days that I thought I might share. First, a bit of follow up – several posts ago I implied that as far as ancient meters go, 3.289868134 might take precedence even over the well-pedigreed figure 3.282806350, because it’s been observedContinue reading “Miscellaneous Metrological Musings”
A Druidic Cubit?
I’n a little hesitant to broach this subject for fear of ruffling a few feathers again, but I think it might be appropriate because it may touch on one of the more controversial features of Stonehenge. William Stukeley proposed a unit of measurement in use at Stonehenge of purportedly of about “530 mm” or “52.83Continue reading “A Druidic Cubit?”
Musings on an Ancient Meter
Many references have been made to possible values for an ancient meter. An ancient Meter very much like the modern meter is an idea that seems to occur to numerous researchers into ancient mathematics and metrology, myself included. I’ve been experimenting with the idea for more years than I’d like to admit, but it stillContinue reading “Musings on an Ancient Meter”
Exclusion
Especially if anyone is “just tuning in”, they may wonder what on Earth I’m doing with whole numbers. I still struggle to find the correct way to explain it, but for purposes of illustration, for the whole numbers 0 through 99, the numbers in this chart in green are the ones I work with, andContinue reading “Exclusion”
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