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Footprints of the newly-discovered Vela supernova in Antarctic Ice Cores? (Burgess & Zuber, 2000: 1-6). Nitrate abundance in South Pole ice cores. The two spikes at ∼50 m correspond to the dates around 1600, the spikes at ∼80 m and ∼100 m to 1300 and 1150, respectively. The increases in nitrate abundance have been associated withsSupernovae observed in 1604 (Kepler's supernova), 1572 (Tycho's supernova), and in 1181. The 700-year-old Vela Junior supernova might have caused the fourth spike at ∼80 m. (Burgess & Zuber, 2000)
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The initial standard narrative of how New Zealand was thought to be settled by a relatively small number of Polynesian people over centuries of gradual adaption grew from the estimates of genealogical reckoning or whakapapa and formative radiocarbon dating chronology. A new strategic migration model validates a rapid mass translocation from Hawaiik...
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... was likely luminous and occurred when the large conical tower and Main Wall of the Great Enclosure were constructed 1320 +/-30 CE. Corroborative ice-core data reveal that nitrate peaking appears at depths cor- responding to known supernovae with two different abun- dance spikes dated to be within the range of 1070 ± 10 CE and 1320 ± 20 CE (See Fig. 5) (Huffman & Vogel, 1991;Burgess & Zuber, 2000;Watanabe et al., 1997;Motizuki et al., 2009Motizuki et al., , 2014Motizuki, 2011, Dreschoff & Laird, ...
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... chief of the Aguadas dispatched several men to measure the size of rock needed. Soon thereafter, they reported that one of the loose, camel-like rocks at Orote Figure 15. Pajaro Stone, encircled bird with sunburst/starburst above head (right circle) and a circle within a circle (left circle). ...
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Like many prehistoric monuments, the Neolithic Temples of Malta have been the subject of astronomical studies, aimed at identifying possible alignments with cosmological events. The orientations of several sites have been suggested as evidence of an interest in the movement of the sun, moon, and stars, and of the importance of certain days such as the equinoxes and solstices. However, while individual sites may seem to align to specific events, a wider study into patterns of orientation is needed to determine whether these are the result of human action or random chance. In this paper, alignments at extant sites are investigated through 3D simulation, providing new data and statistical evidence for (and against) previously identified alignments. The methodology proposed uses Raycasting in Unity3D to identify the accuracy of orientations throughout the Maltese Neolithic (3700-2400 BC) at 23 temples sites. The orientation is analysed in relation to plausible astronomical events, as suggested by material evidence. The data produced shows possible patterns of alignment, rejecting commonly accepted targets such as the sun, in favour of a cautious acceptance of an alignment with the constellation of Crux. This shift in focus alters heliocentric interpretations of Maltese temple culture, while also supporting a wider landscape cosmology. This study demonstrates the use of 3D simulations as a tool for investigation of archaeological queries. The research not only provides a new methodology for the automatic calculation of alignment patterns, but also establishes how 3D simulation can create new data which can impact current archaeological theories.
