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If I had a time machine one of the things I'd do is go three thousand years into the future and laugh at the archeologists who speculate about our culture's obs
by whoopdedo 10y ago
If I had a time machine one of the things I'd do is go three thousand years into the future and laugh at the archeologists who speculate about our culture's obsession with astronomy because we built this "religious monument" that aligns with the sun on a particular day of the year.
- dexwiz 10y agoMost things that run East/West will align on some day by pure chance. But the sites and research you seem to be mocking align on specific days like solstices or equinoxes.
- saalweachter 10y agoIf I had a time machine I'd go back and convince them to align the grid more perfectly, so that it happened precisely at the solstices instead of just before/after.
- acjohnson55 10y agoBut this way, you get double the Manhattanhenge. Seems like a good trade to me!
- brudgers 10y agoOne theory is that archaic Manhattanites celebrated a long midsummer religious holiday. It began with the sun rising between the temples and ended weeks later with its setting between the temples. Of course, the constraints of underwater archeology makes definitive interpretation difficult.