2 papers
physics.hist-ph2013
The orientations of the Giza pyramids and associated structures
Erin Nell, Clive Ruggles
Ever since Flinders Petrie undertook a theodolite survey on the Giza plateau in 1881 and drew attention to the extraordinary degree of precision with which the three colossal pyram…
physics.hist-ph2010
Indigenous Astronomies and Progress in Modern Astronomy
Clive Ruggles
From an anthropological point of view, the whole concept of a "path of progress" in astronomical discovery is anathema, since it implicitly downgrades other cultural perspectives,…