Comment by JoeAltmaier
2 days ago
When an aperture is aligned to the winter solstice, it is also aligned to avoid light the rest of the year. An early attempt at air conditioning? Keep the heat out.
We jump so quickly to religious significance.
2 days ago
When an aperture is aligned to the winter solstice, it is also aligned to avoid light the rest of the year. An early attempt at air conditioning? Keep the heat out.
We jump so quickly to religious significance.
Why not just point the door to the north if the goal was to keep the sun out?
> We jump so quickly to religious significance.
The article talks extensively about how these monuments were used for timekeeping. Marking the seasons allowed people to predict animal migrations and plan agricultural activities.
It seems that you are the one who has forgotten the practical uses of these artifacts.
In Scandinavia we have no heat to anor condition out.
> When an aperture is aligned to the winter solstice, it is also aligned to avoid light the rest of the year. An early attempt at air conditioning?
In the northern latitudes, doubtful. It would be cool enough year round.