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Can we ascertain that an archeological site contains intentional stellar alignments?

ÉRic ChariotVincent BoudonLoïc ChauxAurélia CheyrezyThierry Coppin

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alignement stellaire[SHS.ARCHEO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory[SHS.STAT]Humanities and Social Sciences/Methods and statistics[SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistoryarchéologie[SHS.STAT] Humanities and Social Sciences/Methods and statisticsarchéométrieastronomiearchéoastronomieorientation

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We study the different parameters that support the presence of intentional stellar alignments on an archaeological site. We develop a rigorous criterion to quantify the probability of fortuitous orientation on a starrise or a starset. We show that the magnitude of the considered stars and the precision of the angular measurements are the two preponderant parameters. Our study aims at establishing the basis of reliable methods for archaeoastronomy.

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2021-05-26
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03223357