The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: Venus and Aldebaran

2016/02/28 by Sergei Rjabchikov, Rjabchikov, Sergei · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #FOS: Physical sciences #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies #physics.hist-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1604.03037

Archaeoastronomy; 10 pages, 10 figures, 1 table, 2 photographs

arxiv created 2016/02/28 · openalex publication_date 2016/02/28 · arxiv updated 2016/04/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

One additional position of the famous Mataveri calendar of Easter Island has been interpreted. New data on the watchings of Venus and Aldebaran have been rendered. Some reports about the sun, the moon as well as Sirius are of our interest, too.

Citations

• The Astronomical and Ethnological Components of the Cult of Bird-Man on Easter Island

Cited by

• The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: Aldebaran and the Pleiades

Related

• The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: Aldebaran and the Pleiades
• The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: Canopus and the Legendary King Hotu-Matua
• The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: The Mamari Tablet Tells (Part 2)
• The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: The Mamari Tablet Tells (Part 3)
• The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: The Mamari Tablet Tells (Part 1)