New evidence from archaeoastronomy on Apollo oracles and Apollo-Asclepius related cult

Liritzis, Ioannis; Bousoulegka, Evgenia; Nyquist, Anne; Castro, Belen; Al-Otaibi, Fahad M.; Drivaliari, Androniki

doi:10.1016/j.culher.2017.02.011

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“…Asclepius grew up to be a famous healer and soon became a renowned physician to the point to become able to resurrect the dead (I. Liritzis, E. Bousoulegka et al, 2017). Indeed, throughout the classical period, taking the waters was a popular treatment for many ailments.…”

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Archaeoacoustic Analysis of Xaghra Hypogeum, Gozo, Malta

Debertolis¹,

Earl²,

Tarabella³

2017

JAA

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Archaeoacoustics offers a new way to interpret anthropological questions pertaining to ancient architecture and populations. Studies conducted at a number of ancient sites throughout Europe and Asia, have found the presence of natural phenomena capable of influencing the human brain. Earlier studies show that ancient populations most likely through use of empirical methods chose the location of their ceremonial sites for this reason. In Xaghra Hypogeum a stone circle located on the island of Gozo, Malta, infrasounds and audible low frequencies capable of affecting the brain were discovered. The caves and surrounding stones act like a musical box amplifying the natural sounds present and it is possible the natural caves could have been modified to enhance this aspect. Similar natural characteristics were also discovered at other archaeological sites in Europe and Asia, including Epidauros in Greece and Göbekli Tepe in Turkey. This is the third and final article on results of our researches in Malta e Gozo islands (Mediterranean Sea) from archaeoacoustic point of view.

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Archaeoacoustic Analysis of Xaghra Hypogeum, Gozo, Malta

Debertolis¹,

Earl²,

Tarabella³

2017

JAA

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“…The pertinence of such data ought to be reckoned, making questions such as: Were astronomy or astral deities known to be important for the society we are dealing with? (see e.g., [14][15][16][17]). If we do not have any such information, as for prehistoric societies, either we can rely on solid interpretations of the iconography or we can try to proof the intentionality by performing statistical studies that may indicate the existence of orientation patterns that could only be explained by astronomical phenomena (see e.g., [18,19]).…”

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Archaeoastronomy: A Sustainable Way to Grasp the Skylore of Past Societies

González-García

Belmonte

2019

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If astronomy can be understood as the contemplation of the sky for any given purpose, we must realize that possibly all societies throughout time and in all regions have watched the sky. The why, who, how and when of such investigation is the pursuit of cultural astronomy. When the research is done with the archaeological remains of a given society, the part of cultural astronomy that deals with them is archaeoastronomy. This interdisciplinary field employs non-invasive techniques that mix methodologies of the natural sciences with the epistemology of humanities. Those techniques are reviewed here, providing an excellent example of sustainable research. In particular, we include novel research on the Bohí Valley Romanesque churches. The results provided go beyond the data. This is because they add new value to existing heritage or discovers new heritage due to the possible relationship to the spatial and temporal organization of past societies. For the case of the Bohí churches the results point to a number of peculiarities of these churches in a valley in the Pyrenees. This links these aspects to the ritual, practical and power sphere of past societies. A wonderful example of such links is the high mountain sanctuaries in Gran Canaria, where archaeoastronomy helps promoting a World Heritage candidacy.

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“…He was the son of Apollo but had an inferior position to his father. As Ioannis Liritzis explained: Asclepius having half mortal nature does not allow him to be worshipped in the absence or mentorship of his mighty father Apollo [38].…”

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“…Recently, a comprehensive study of Apollo sanctuaries and their astronomical orientation was conducted by Liritzis et al They analysed the temple of Apollo Lairbenos on the Meander but did not include the Apollo Temple in Hierapolis into their study [38]. This omission was later rectified by another scholar, Amelia Sparavigna, who conducted the analysis of the temple's orientation and concluded that it is possible that it had been ori- [47].…”

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Plutonium and the Sanctuary of Apollo in Hierapolis, a journey through the millennia

Sobota-Miszczak¹

2019

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This paper is devoted to the ancient structure known as the Plutonium that can be seen in Hierapolis, Turkey. It is is an attempt at organising the existing knowledge about the Plutonium of Hierapolis by providing the analysis of the written sources and then putting them in the wider cultural and religious context. The latest archaeological discoveries are discussed and the possible interpretation of their results is provided.

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New evidence from archaeoastronomy on Apollo oracles and Apollo-Asclepius related cult

Cited by 12 publications

References 6 publications

Archaeoacoustic Analysis of Xaghra Hypogeum, Gozo, Malta

Archaeoacoustic Analysis of Xaghra Hypogeum, Gozo, Malta

Archaeoastronomy: A Sustainable Way to Grasp the Skylore of Past Societies

Plutonium and the Sanctuary of Apollo in Hierapolis, a journey through the millennia

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