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Krakus and Wanda mounds and the division  of a year into eight parts

Publication date: 14.12.2018

Geoinformatica Polonica, 2018, Vol. 17 (2018), pp. 109 - 122

https://doi.org/10.4467/21995923GP.18.010.9640

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Władysław Góral
AGH University of Science and Technology, Adama Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0586-7191 Orcid
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Krakus and Wanda mounds and the division  of a year into eight parts

Abstract

The arguments that positions of Krakus and Wanda mounds are not random, but are strictly connected with particular directions of sunrise (sunset) are presented. It has been proved that direction given by Krakus and Wanda mounds determines two dates of sunrise and two dates of sunset. The above dates divide a year into four parts and they may be connected with Celtic holidays. It turns out that the above described astronomical knowledge was also encoded inside of Krakus Mound, where in 1934–1937 archaeological excavations were carried out. One of the most interesting artefacts was the trace of a wooden pole, located just next to the mound’s axis and a system of wooden stakes (or traces of them), arranged in 13 rows radially running from the axis of the mound. In this paper a detailed description is given of the method identifying decoded astronomical knowledge hidden inside the mound based on those traces radiating from the central pole.

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Information: Geoinformatica Polonica, 2018, Vol. 17 (2018), pp. 109 - 122

Article type: Original article

Titles:

English:

Krakus and Wanda mounds and the division  of a year into eight parts

Polish: Kopiec Kraka i Kopiec Wandy a podział roku na osiem części

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0586-7191

Władysław Góral
AGH University of Science and Technology, Adama Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0586-7191 Orcid
All publications →

AGH University of Science and Technology, Adama Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland

Published at: 14.12.2018

Article status: Open

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