Title |
The Astronomical Orientation of Ancient Greek Temples
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2009
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0007903 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Alun M. Salt |
Abstract |
Despite its appearing to be a simple question to answer, there has been no consensus as to whether or not the alignments of ancient Greek temples reflect astronomical intentions. Here I present the results of a survey of archaic and classical Greek temples in Sicily and compare them with temples in Greece. Using a binomial test I show strong evidence that there is a preference for solar orientations. I then speculate that differences in alignment patterns between Sicily and Greece reflect differing pressures in the expression of ethnic identity. |
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United States | 3 | 100% |
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Slovenia | 1 | 3% |
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Researcher | 7 | 22% |
Professor | 4 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 2 | 6% |
Other | 9 | 28% |
Unknown | 4 | 13% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 9% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 6% |
Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 6% |
Linguistics | 1 | 3% |
Other | 5 | 16% |
Unknown | 5 | 16% |