Bush
Barrow Lozenge and Clandon Gold Plate
The gold
Bush Barrow Lozenge on the left was discovered near Stonehenge
in 1908. Measuring 7 inches tall it lay across the chest of
the skeleton of a tall man. The nine fold geometry produces
acute angles which define the range of sunrises at the latitude
of Stonehenge, while the obtuse angles match the extreme rising
and settings of the Moon. The Clandon Gold Plate found near
Dorchester appears to provide the same information but at a
more southerly latitude.
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