2013/07/08 by E. Antonello, V. F. Polcaro, Antonello, E. +6
Arts and Humanities · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Historical Astronomy and Related Studies #Historical and Architectural Studies #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #Maritime and Coastal Archaeology #Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph) #physics.hist-ph #physics.pop-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1307.1964
7 pages, 7 figures
arxiv created 2013/07/08 · openalex publication_date 2013/07/08 · arxiv updated 2013/07/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Prehistoric sanctuaries of Daunia date back several thousand years. During the Neolithic and Bronze Age the farmers in that region dug hypogea and holes whose characteristics suggest a ritual use. In the present note we summarize the results of the astronomical analysis of the orientation of the row holes in three different sites, and we point out the possible use of the setting of the stars of Centaurus. An interesting archaeological confirmation of an archaeoastronomical prediction is also reported.