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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Amun-Ra The Ultimate: [QB] [b]Shared Astronomical knowledge between Nabta Playa and Ancient Egypt:[/b] [IMG]http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y421/amunratheultimate2/Misc/NabtaPlayaandAncientEgypt-AstronomicalLinks_zpsfca20b41.jpg[/IMG] So the Nabta Playa astronomical center was oriented toward stars and constellations like the Big Dipper (Dubhe), the constellation of Ursa Maroris, Orion and Sirius all which had great importance for Ancient Egyptians. In textual form: [b]Some interpretations suggest that the arrangements and groupings of megalith structures served as astronomical calendars [Applegate and Zedeno, 2001]. Their locations are along sightlines marking the position of important stars and the solstice along the Tropic of Cancer during the time period -6800-6000 B.P. [Malville et al., 2007, 2008]. The stelae of the longest alignment at Nabta are oriented to point toward the brightest star in the Big Dipper [Malville et al., 2008]. This star (Dubhe) as well as the entire constellation Ursa Majoris was quite important in ancient Egypt and figured in various symbols and myths combining cattle, funeral rituals, kingship, and celestial order. Another alignment near Nabta Playa points to the two brightest stars in the "belt" of Orion, the constellation associated with Osiris, the Egyptian god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead. A third alignment indicated the position where Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, returned after a 70 day absence and appeared prominently in the dawn sky just before the summer solstice. The reappearance of this star heralded the onset of the annual flooding of the Nile and had deep symbolic meaning to ancient Egyptians, during the First Dynasty, who ritually celebrated the event as the start of their calendar year [David, 2002].[/b] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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