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Astronomy, Metrics, and Proportionality in the Iberian Necropolis of Tútugi (Galera, Granada, Spain) (2014)

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Mathematics Archaeoastronomy Astronomy Tombs Spain

In this study, a sample of 16 burial chambers (rectangular, square and two circular shapes), situated in the Iberian necropolis of the ancient Tútugi has been characterized metrically and geometrically, as well as in terms of noteworthy astronomical orientation. Furthermore, information compiled from the excavation records of Cabré and Motos (1920) regarding the necropolis satisfactorily coincides with our current results. The first major result in the metric study was the use of a measured pattern (the Tútugi foot) in all the monumental tombs of the necropolis, constituting a unit which we estimate at 0.294m. Also, the study classified the proportions of the burial chambers into three typologies: the golden ratio, the Cordovan proportion, and the one-to-one proportion. The first two proportions were found only in a specific zone (Zone I), which contained the largest and oldest graves, belonging to the founders of the lineage and the subordinates of that lineage. In addition, and as the most important result, all the burials were oriented astronomically, without topographical orientations of note. In these orientations we found the recurrence of certain stars and constellations, which present a scheme that we must interpret, though with scant data available on the religion and beliefs of the afterlife of the Iberian people.

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Authors & Contributors
Esteban, César
Hoskin, Michael A.
González-García, A. César
Clausen, C.
Belmonte, Juan Antonio
Ruth Varela
Journals
Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Archeoastronomy (Supplement to Journal for the History of Astronomy)
Ziran Kexueshi Yanjiu (Studies in the History of Natural Sciences)
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Concepts
Archaeoastronomy
Tombs
Astronomy
Megalithic monuments
Sun
Archaeology
Time Periods
Prehistory
Bronze age
Medieval
Ancient
21st century
20th century
Places
Spain
Europe
Portugal
Sicily
Mediterranean region
Mallorca (Spain)
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