Winter solstice Archive
Archaeoastronomy
AncientPages.com - If you’ve already spend hours shoveling snow this year, you may be dismayed to realize that technically, it’s not yet winter. According to the astronomical definition,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Researchers of the University of Malaga (UMA) and the University of Jaen (UJA) have discovered Egypt's oldest tomb oriented to the winter solstice.
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are many different kinds of winter solstice celebrations across the world. The Hopi Indians of Northern Arizona celebrate Soyal and welcome the Kachinas,
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Ireland, the chambered round cairn of Newgrange, with its quartz walls and a passage aligned towards the midwinter sunrise, was placed inside
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