Starting from the position of the mound I managed to recreate the exact orientation of the complex: what has emerged is very interesting. both from a purely astronomical point of view and as regards the importance of the Celtic settlement.
Taking note of the mound I noticed the presence of other smaller mounds and taking also into account the orientation of the settlements, I identified eleven possible astronomical alignments.
The ammount of the rises and sunsets of stars aligned to the complex is such as to assume that the site was built with a specific purpose calendar.
first I checked the presence of levate and sunsets during the main Celtic festivities and finally I tried to reconstruct the calendar.
Taking into account how the Celts calculated the months, I checked if these alignments went to recreate a calendar similar to the calendar of Coligny.
The lack of a quarter of the alignments has made me reject this hypothesis.
If we take into consideration the periods halfway between the holidays, things change completely.
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| image of sites and alignments |
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| the mound alignments |
ARCHEOASTRONOMICAL ANALYSIS
BELGINUM
AZIMUT HEIGHT OF THE ASTRONOMICAL
HORIZON
74.70°+-0.25 0.08°
254.70° " 0.08°
164.70° " 2.09°
344.70° " -0.14°
LONG KAMP
AZIMUT HEIGHT OF THE ASTRONOMICAL
HORIZON
52.24°+-0.25 0.47°
232.24° " 1.39°
142.24° " 1.93°
322.24° " 0.47°
MOUND HEIGHT OF THE ASTRONOMICAL
HORIZON
24.77°+-0.15 3.41°
204.77° " 0.98°
41.66° " 4.49°
221.66 " 0.79°
51.52° " 4.49°
231.52° " 0.79°
66.94° " 3.79°
246.94° " 0.34°
79.38° " 3.34°
259.38 ° " 0.66°
104.77° " 4.43°
284.77° " -0.23°
120.81° " 4.43°
300.81° " -0.17°
N.B. some stars, even if they come into play, do not align with the dates taken into consideration.
so they have been discarded
CALENDARIAL HYPOTHESES
the alignments marked with 1 refer to Belginum. with 2 those from Long Kamp. with 3 those of the mound. in capital letters the dates of the main Celtic festivities.
HR=helical rising
AR=acronical rising
HS=heliacal setting
AR=acronical setting
II°DECADE OF NOVEMBER(16NOV) TRINOX SAMONI
3)
24.77° DENEB HR
41.66° POLLUX AR
120.81° ANTARES HR
MIRA CETI AR
259.38°ORION BELT AS
III°decade of november/II°decade of December(25nov/5dec)
1)
254.70° RIGEL AS
344.70° CAPELLA AS
2)
322.24° ARCTURUS AS
WINTER SOLSTICE(25 DECEMBER)
2)
142.24° SHAULA HR
3)
104.77° ORION AR
III° decade of January
3)
66.94°SCHEAT HR
REGULUS AR
120.81°SIRIUS AR
I°DECADE OF MARCH(2-5) IMBOLC
3)
24.77° CAPELLA HR
II°/III° decade of April(15/30)
1)
254.70 °RIGEL HS
344.70°CAPELLA HS
2)
232.24° ANTARES AS
3)
24.77 °DENEB AR
259.38° ORION BELT HS
II° DECADE OF JUNE(15/17)BELTANE
1)
74.7°ALDEBARAN HR
2)
322.24° POLLUX HS
3)
66.94° SCHEAT AR
79.38 °ALBEBARAN HR
120.81° MIRA CETI HR
SUMMER SOLSTICE(28 JUNE)
3)
41.66 °POLLUX HR
II° decade of Juli(15/25)
2)
322.24°ARCTURUS AS
I°/II° DECADE OF AUGUST(5/15)LUGHNASADH
3)
120.81°SIRIUS HR
II/III° decade of september(15/25)
1)
344.7°VEGA AS
3)
41.66° ARCTURUS HR
II°DECADE OF NOVEMBER TRINOX SAMONI
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STATISTICAL CALCULATION OF PROBABILITY OF RANDOMNESS
BELGINUM
74.70° & 254.70°
66.94 & 246.94
[0.15(303.42/179.62)]/180=0.00.14%
79.38 & 259.38
[0.15(303.42/152.12)]/180=0.0017%
104.77 & 284.77
[0.15(303.42/104.9)]/180=0.0024%
120.81 & 300.81
[0.15(303.42/102.7)]/180=0.0025%
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STATISTICAL CALCULATION FOR SITES WITH MULTIPLE ALLINGNMENT
(11;9)*0.00253^9(1-0.00253)^(11-9)
if you take into account all the alignments the calculation will be
(11;10)*0.253^10(1-0.00253)^(11-10)
in both cases the probability of randomness is close to 0%
N.B. some stars, even if they come into play, do not align with the dates taken into consideration.
so they have been discarded
CALENDARIAL HYPOTHESES
the alignments marked with 1 refer to Belginum. with 2 those from Long Kamp. with 3 those of the mound. in capital letters the dates of the main Celtic festivities.
HR=helical rising
AR=acronical rising
HS=heliacal setting
AR=acronical setting
II°DECADE OF NOVEMBER(16NOV) TRINOX SAMONI
3)
24.77° DENEB HR
41.66° POLLUX AR
120.81° ANTARES HR
MIRA CETI AR
259.38°ORION BELT AS
III°decade of november/II°decade of December(25nov/5dec)
1)
254.70° RIGEL AS
344.70° CAPELLA AS
2)
322.24° ARCTURUS AS
WINTER SOLSTICE(25 DECEMBER)
2)
142.24° SHAULA HR
3)
104.77° ORION AR
III° decade of January
3)
66.94°SCHEAT HR
REGULUS AR
120.81°SIRIUS AR
I°DECADE OF MARCH(2-5) IMBOLC
3)
24.77° CAPELLA HR
II°/III° decade of April(15/30)
1)
254.70 °RIGEL HS
344.70°CAPELLA HS
2)
232.24° ANTARES AS
3)
24.77 °DENEB AR
259.38° ORION BELT HS
II° DECADE OF JUNE(15/17)BELTANE
1)
74.7°ALDEBARAN HR
2)
322.24° POLLUX HS
3)
66.94° SCHEAT AR
79.38 °ALBEBARAN HR
120.81° MIRA CETI HR
SUMMER SOLSTICE(28 JUNE)
3)
41.66 °POLLUX HR
II° decade of Juli(15/25)
2)
322.24°ARCTURUS AS
I°/II° DECADE OF AUGUST(5/15)LUGHNASADH
3)
120.81°SIRIUS HR
II/III° decade of september(15/25)
1)
344.7°VEGA AS
3)
41.66° ARCTURUS HR
II°DECADE OF NOVEMBER TRINOX SAMONI
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STATISTICAL CALCULATION OF PROBABILITY OF RANDOMNESS
BELGINUM
74.70° & 254.70°
[0.25(5572.82/3505.78)]/180=0.0022%
164.70° & 344.70°
[0.25(557282/2126.96)]/180=0.0036%
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LONG KAMP
52.24° & 232.24°
[0.25(2649.91/1450.91)]/180=0.0025%
142.24° & 322.24°
[0.24(2649.91/1170.52)]/180=0.0031%
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MOUND
24.77 & 204.77
[0.15(303.42/131.6)]/180=0.0019%
41.66 & 221.66
[0.15(303.42/160.43)]/180=0.0016%
51.52 & 231.52
[0.15(303.42/136.83)]/180=0.0018%
66.94 & 246.94
[0.15(303.42/179.62)]/180=0.00.14%
79.38 & 259.38
[0.15(303.42/152.12)]/180=0.0017%
104.77 & 284.77
[0.15(303.42/104.9)]/180=0.0024%
120.81 & 300.81
[0.15(303.42/102.7)]/180=0.0025%
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STATISTICAL CALCULATION FOR SITES WITH MULTIPLE ALLINGNMENT
if you take into account only the alignments related to the festivities the calculation will be the:
if you take into account all the alignments the calculation will be
(11;10)*0.253^10(1-0.00253)^(11-10)
in both cases the probability of randomness is close to 0%
