Showing posts with label megalithic cubit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label megalithic cubit. Show all posts

Monday, November 7, 2016

Sphinx




                                                  The Sacred Gate Sphinx - Kerameikos, Athens



                                                                    Sphinx from Spata, Attica (570 BCE) - NAMA








Monday, September 19, 2016

Perseus



                                                    Perseus - Pius Clemente Museum, Vatican
                                                                            (photo by Alvesgaspar-Wikipadia)







Sunday, May 20, 2012

The acropolis of Hyle

Measurements and photographs: June 2002.
Published in the book "Metron Ariston" (11 Feb 2003) - ISBN 9608286069

Coordinates: Palace 38.485556  23.18214 - Southern Gate 38.482228  23.182472

This work was posted here in January 2011 (see Gla), but I have made
some corrections and new color diagrams.











Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The Palace of Minos

I Megalithic Cubit  (MC) = 0.454 m.

Most diagrams and drawings are from Sir Arthur Evans' book
"The Palace of Minos".  Megalithic cubits are in red on them.















Sunday, April 29, 2012

Thursday, April 12, 2012

The Megalithic Cubit - More examples

1 Megalithic Cubit (MC) = 0.454 m

The photographs are from the Wikipedia and the British Museum.




Nebra Sky Disk - Bronze with inlaid gold symbols - Germany
Probably around 1600 BC - Height: 2/3 MC




Gold plaque from the Oxus treasure
Tadjikistan - Around 400 BC - Height: 1/3 MC

















Seated Olmec Jaguar
from San Lorenzo, Veracruz, Mexico.

Around 800 BC (?) - Height: 2 MC

Museo Nacional de Anthropologia








Aztec Sun Stone (Calendar) - Mexico
Around AD 1300 - Diameter: 8 MC




The Telamons of Tula - Toltec warriors - Mexico
Date: unknown - Height: 10 MC



Monday, April 9, 2012

Prehistoric Greek genealogies, art and music


Venus of Laussel, France
Source: Wikipedia








     The "Thinker" of Karditsa and a clay pitcher (6000 BC) - National Archaeological Museum of Athens  (own work).



The "Thinker" of Cernavoda (5000 BC) - National Museum of Romania.
Source: Wikipedia