HI121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Kikkuli, Rigveda, Newgrange
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Archeoastronomy: texts: tables, calendars, observational diaries, artifacts: art, buildings, devices, how the world is put together . Looked for signs in the cosmos to validate decisions. The megaliths: newgrange: brugh, a boinne, ireland, three great mounds , winter solstice alignment, two other graves showed alignments, kerbstones. Stonehenge: built in three phases, carvings of axe heads. Egypt: astronomy & gods: star shaft in khufu"s pyramid, orion"s belt -> osiris, temples of hathor & isis, solar alignment, amun-ra temple karnak, sky maps tomb ceilings. The first war chariot: stele of vultures, onagers, undomesticated donkeys, shock attack, changes, use of domesticated horses (2nd millennium bce, bent wood construction. Golden age of chariot: hyksos (15th dynasty of egypt, 17th century, evolution, made of wood and leather, able to be carried by two men, lack of specifics tactics, kings were the master of the chariot. Kikkuli and hittitte chariots: kikkuli"s manual, practical and emotionless. Interval training for horses: heavier three man chariots, repurposed the runner.
