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Namoratunga: la primera evidencia arqueoastronómica en el África subsahariana
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|May 19, 1978
Resumen
El antiguo yacimiento de Namoratunga en Kenia revela 19 pilares de basalto alineados con las estrellas utilizadas en los calendarios modernos. Esto sugiere que un sofisticado calendario astronómico prehistórico existió en África Oriental alrededor del año 300 a.C.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Arqueología Arqueología.
- La arqueoastronomía es la arqueoastronomía.
- La etnoastronomía es la etnoastronomía.
Sus antecedentes:
- El yacimiento de Namoratunga en el noroeste de Kenia cuenta con 19 pilares de basalto.
- Estos pilares exhiben orientaciones no aleatorias.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar el significado astronómico de las alineaciones de los pilares de Namoratunga.
- Para explorar el potencial de un calendario prehistórico en el este de África.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de la orientación de los pilares de basalto de Namoratunga.
- Comparación de las alineaciones de los pilares con los cuerpos celestes.
- Correlación con los sistemas de calendario de los pueblos cushitas orientales modernos.
Principales resultados:
- Los pilares están alineados con estrellas y constelaciones específicas.
- Estos cuerpos celestes son utilizados por los modernos pueblos Cushitic orientales para cálculos precisos del calendario.
- El sitio de Namoratunga data de aproximadamente el año 300 a.C.
Conclusiones:
- El sitio de Namoratunga proporciona evidencia de un calendario prehistórico basado en el conocimiento astronómico detallado.
- Esto sugiere un conocimiento astronómico avanzado en el este de África que se remonta al menos a 300 aC.
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