Astronomical Alignments of the Sun Temple site in Mesa Verde National Park
Sherry Towers
Abstract:Summer 2015 marks the 100 th anniversary of the excavation by J. W. Fewkes of the Sun Temple in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado; an ancient ceremonial complex of unknown purpose, prominently located atop a mesa, constructed by the Pueblo Indians approximately 1000 years ago. In this analysis we perform a digital survey of the site, and examine the possibility that four key tower-like elements of the complex were used for observation of the rise or set of celestial bodies known to be sacred to the Pueblo Ind… Show more
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