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On the orientation of historic Christian churches of Fuerteventura: conciliating tradition, winds and topography
Maria Florencia Muratore, Alejandro Gangui, Maitane Urrutia-Aparicio +2
We present the results of an analysis of the precise spatial orientation of colonial Christian churches located in the Canary Island of Fuerteventura (Spain). Our sample consists o…
Archaeoastronomy and the alleged <<Stonehenge calendar>>
Giulio Magli, Juan Antonio Belmonte
In a recent paper in Antiquity (Darvill 2022), the author has proposed that the project of the <<sarsen>> phase (stage 2) of Stonehenge (c. 2600 BC) was conceived in order to repre…
The River and the Sky: Astronomy and Topography in Caral Society, America's First Urban Centers
A. César González-García, Aldemar Crispín, Ruth Shady Solís +3
America's first urban centres were allegedly located at the Supe Valley sites in Peru. After investigating the location and the orientation of the main built structures, we show th…
The development of a utopian city? Comparing land- and skyscapes in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and San Cristobal de la Laguna
Alejandro Gangui, Juan Antonio Belmonte
We discuss the peculiar planning of the city of San Cristobal de La Laguna, in the Canary Island of Tenerife (Spain), when compared to the nearby and essentially contemporary Santa…
Urban Planning in the First Unfortified Spanish Colonial Town: The orientation of the historic churches of San Cristobal de La Laguna
Alejandro Gangui, Juan Antonio Belmonte
The city of San Cristobal de La Laguna in the Canary Island of Tenerife (Spain) has an exceptional value due to the original conception of its plan. It is an urban system in a grid…
On the orientation of the historic churches of Lanzarote: when human necessity dominates over canonical prescriptions
Alejandro Gangui, A. Cesar Gonzalez Garcia, Maria Antonia Perera Betancort +1
We present the analysis of the measured orientations of 30 churches of the island of Lanzarote, in the Canarian archipelago, built prior to 1810, as well as a few buildings of late…