Namoratunga: The First Archeoastronomical Evidence in Sub-Saharan Africa

Namoratunga, a megalithic site in northwestern Kenya, has an alignment of 19 basalt pillars that are nonrandomly oriented toward certain stars and constellations. The same stars and constellations are used by modern eastern Cushitic peoples to calculate an accurate calendar. The fact that Namoratung...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1978-05, Vol.200 (4343), p.766-768
Hauptverfasser:	Lynch, B. M., Robbins, L. H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anvils Archaeoastronomy Azimuth Constellations Lynchings Materials Natural satellites Stars Sulfur Thermal decomposition
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