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Re: Lost Festivals at Megalithic Sites
Dec 21, 2009, 13:57
Branwen wrote:


I assume the central star of the sylised cluster is Maia. Are the three stars next to the crescent the other two of the nine brighter stars with Atlas, or Mars, Mercury, and Venus. Aren't they in the sky when the crescent moon passes through the pleiades too? I dunno enpough about astronomy to remember if they are with praesepe too though. Are there similar groupings near the rockart clusters said to represent the pleiades?


Thanks ,I'll check the star relationship with the crescent etc . Considering the huge amount of cup amrks you would imagine that it would be easy to find lots of fortuitous oe even intentioal shapes resembling constellations etc but they are very rare .The rock art rosettes resemble the Nebra shape rahtetr than the cluster usually they would be in association with other motifs E.g. Loughcrew cairn T stone C3 but the Corredy example was the only motif on the rock .
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