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Rediscovering Colombia's Moon Goddess Of El Dorado

This research provides new insights into Muisca archaeoastronomy, territorial organization, and creation mythology, revealing previously uncharted geodetic alignments associated with the Temple of the Moon in Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Through non-intrusive archaeological methods, the study also uncovered a rare tumbaga statuette representing Chía, the Muisca goddess of the moon, offering a tangible connection to Muisca creation mythology.

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Delineating Tiwanaku's Mountain Meridian

This study unveils new perspectives on the territorial planning, orientations, and alignments of Tiwanaku’s monumental pyramid, enclosures, and semi-sunken temples, revealing a previously unexplored architectural schema. Central to this investigation is the concept of an uncharted prime meridian, or "mountain axis," which likely guided Tiwanaku’s architects, builders, and priests in aligning the city’s sacred structures with a prominent mountain summit to the south.

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Squaring And Levelling Britain’s Symbolic Kerbstones

This research investigates over 6,400 kilometres (4,000 miles) of British urban areas, analysing geographic coordinates derived from approximately 3,000 photographs of symbolically inscribed kerbstones. The study reveals a distinct pattern within Glasgow’s urban landscape, offering a novel perspective on Victorian-era Masonic practices through this unique geographical lens.

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Lost Meridian of the Khmer Kings

Following an interpretation of the astronomical and cosmological themes expressed in the architecture of Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex, a potentially significant 10th-century dynastic prime meridian is delineated, and its use in determining the precise location of Angkor Wat is posited.

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