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When an aperture is aligned to the winter solstice, it is also aligned to avoid light the rest of the year. An early attempt at air conditioning? Keep the heat
by JoeAltmaier 10mo ago
When an aperture is aligned to the winter solstice, it is also aligned to avoid light the rest of the year. An early attempt at air conditioning? Keep the heat out.
We jump so quickly to religious significance.
- theoreticalmal 10mo agoWhy not just point the door to the north if the goal was to keep the sun out?
- inejge 10mo ago> When an aperture is aligned to the winter solstice, it is also aligned to avoid light the rest of the year. An early attempt at air conditioning? In the northern latitudes, doubtful. It would be cool enough year round.
- designerarvid 10mo agoIn Scandinavia we have no heat to anor condition out.
- roarcher 10mo ago> We jump so quickly to religious significance. The article talks extensively about how these monuments were used for timekeeping. Marking the seasons allowed people to predict animal migrations and plan agricultural activities. It seems that you are the one who has forgotten the practical uses of these artifacts.
- JoeAltmaier 9mo agoYeah I had that backward.