Article ID: CBB440032726

A further application of Google Earth in studying the orientation of ancient Greek monument (2019)

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In this paper we use Google Earth images to investigate the orientation of ancient Greek monuments. We examine the accuracy of the derived azimuth values, and we discuss the capabilities, advantages and restrictions of using Google Earth images. A comparison with the two earlier methods used for such investigations - the prismatic compass and astrogeodesy - shows that Google Earth is more accurate than a compass in the majority of the cases, but it is also one order of magnitude less accurate than the astrogeodetic method. Our azimuth measurements indicate that the orientation of the Olympian Zeus temple (the Olympieion) in Athens may have been associated with the equinoxes, since according to the traditional cultural values of the Greek world the east-west line is a fundamental celestial axis of symmetry that is supposed to comply with the will of Zeus and to represent his criterion of beauty.

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Authors & Contributors
González-García, A. César
García Quintela, Marco V.
Rodríguez-Antón, Andrea
Ranieri, Marcello
Magli, Giulio
Tiede, Vance R.
Concepts
Archaeoastronomy
Monuments
Archaeology
Astronomy
Skyscape; skyscapes
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Time Periods
Ancient
Prehistory
Medieval
21st century
Places
Greece
Rome (Italy)
Italy
Spain
Atacama Desert (Chile)
Rhine River
Institutions
University of Oklahoma
European Southern Observatory (ESO)
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