Don't use the e-mail address given in the presentation, but instead: web<dot>victor<dot>reijs@gmail<dot>com

1. The visualization of astronomical
alignments
NAM2003
April 9th
, 2003
Victor Reijs
victor@archaeocosmology.org

3. Maeshowe

4. Maeshowe
Ward Hill and Cuilags

5. Maeshowe
a neolithic cairn
• Build around 2800 BCE
• Made a computer model of landscape
and building
• This led to re-discovery of light flash in
chamber

6. First setting sun

13. Reappearing sun light

18. Virtual world
• Movements of The Moon and The Sun
• 3D Terrain
• Monuments
• From 3000 BCE until now
• Accuracy within 5’ using VRML

19. Sun set at Ward Hill
Nov. 29th
, 2000
Ring of Brodgar, Watchstone, Standing stones of Stenness, Barnhouse Stone

20. Sun set at Cuilags
Jan. 31st
, 2001

21. Sun set in Maeshowe
Dec. 1st
, 1998

22. Questions
• Was it a calendar to predict the shortest
day?
• Was it built for this?
• If you know answer:
http://www.iol.ie/~geniet/maeshowe