Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jan 2012
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2012aas...21914102h&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #219, #141.02
Mathematics
Logic
Scientific paper
Artificial solstice markers are a common thread across many early civilizations. With the beginnings of early agriculture, the need to be able to predict the changes in season became an issue of utmost importance. Many Native American groups used artificial mounds to mark different astronomical events. Toltec Mounds (located southeast of Little Rock, AR) is a complex set of structures left behind by the area's native people that is known to have alignments with the summer and winter solstice as well as an equinox alignment. The Point Remove mound complex (located outside Morrilton, Arkansas, also known as site 3CN4) is a known archeological site that has not been well studied, therefore has never been checked for any form of astronomical alignment. The purpose of this project is to study the Point Remove Mound site and look for features of astronomical significance. Study of Toltec Mounds will serve as a baseline for comparison. Study of the site consists of aerial photographs, topographic maps, and GPS measurements. In addition to studying alignments within the site, the location of the mound complex will be studied with respect to other known complexes like Toltec Mounds and Spiro Mounds (Oklahoma).
Burris Debra L.
Hankins Matt
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