Internet Archaeology is pleased to announce the publication of
"A Possible Astronomical Alignment marking Seasonal Transitions at
Listoghil, Sligo, Ireland" by Pádraig Meehan
http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue32/meehan_index.html
Listoghil, the central monument and focal point of the Carrowmore
passage tomb complex close to Sligo in north-west Ireland, has been
ruined, excavated and eventually partially restored. However, the
chamber is preserved in its original position and this article
examines the hypothesis that Listoghil was deliberately aligned to
mark seasonal transitions equivalent to astronomical cross-quarter
days. The methods include a horizon survey, the isolation of
directional features in the monument, and computer modelling of the
monument and skyscape. Folklore and legends around seasonal transits,
locally in Ireland, and other contexts at temperate latitudes of the
world, are also seen as information sources complementary to data
gathering and observation. This article will appeal to those
interested in the archaeoastronomy of passage tombs, cultural
archaeoastronomy and the investigation of putative links between
folklore and archaeology.
regards,
Judith
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Judith Winters
Editor, Internet Archaeology
http://intarch.ac.uk
Department of Archaeology, Queens Anniversary Prize winner 2011
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