On the Possible Astronomical Function of Portasar’s (Gobekli Tepe) Pillar 27

 


Last year, H.A. Malkhasyan published a paper in the journal "Communications of BAO" that investigated a possible astronomical use of Pillar 27 for star and meteor shower observations. The paper highlights holes (see the image below) in the tail of the 3D carving of a predator on Pillar 27 (I did not know about these holes until now).


Malkhasyan makes the following conclusions about possible observations using these holes:

1) The simultaneous appearance of the Pleiades and α Persei, as well as 36 Draconis pointing towards the North Ecliptic Pole, at their culmination points during the activity period of the September ε-Perseid meteor shower. The T-shaped structure of Pillar 27 could have served as a shadow gauge to indicate the date of such observations.

2) On the same day (perhaps a few days apart), it was most likely possible to observe the disappearance of the stars of the constellations Hercules and Centaurus at their culmination points.

3) The appearance of the stars Andromeda and Draco at their culmination points was observable 36 days after the summer solstice during the activity period of the Perseid meteor shower (as well as the disappearance 35 ± 1 days before the vernal equinox).

4) Principled parallels with the possible observations with the help of pillar 27 and the functional significance of Zorats Qarer Monument (Platform 3, angular stones No. 7, 12 and 158, as well as the stone whit hole No. 137, etc.) dating back to the same millennium (also to an earlier period) are highlighted.

See the paper here.

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