ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS AND THE STARS.

CHICHEN ITZA TEMPLE.

• Built by the Maya people of post classic.
• Located in the eastern portion of Yucatán state in Mexico.
• Built for religious and cultural reasons.
• The temple has 365 steps, one for each day of the year.
• Twice a year on the spring and autumn equinoxes, a shadow forms on steps in the shape of a serpent.

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STONEHENGE.

• No one knows who built this structure.
• Located in Wiltshire, England.
• No one knows exactly why it was built.
• Could've possibly be built for a burial ground.
• Showed when the summer solstice was.

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ANGKOR WAT.

• Built by Khmer King Suryavarman II.
• Located in Yaśodharapura (present day Angkor).
• This is the largest religious monument in the world.
• Used for religious purposes.
• Principal temples mirror the stars in the constellation Draco during spring equinox.

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BIGHORN MEDICINE WHEEL.

• Built by Plains Indians.
• Located in Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming.
• Built and used for worship, offerings, prayers, and healing,
• Certain points indicate where the sun rises and sets on summer solstice.
• Also showed where certain important stars rise helically.

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CARACOL TEMPLE.

• Built by the Mayas.
• Located in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
• It was built and used as a town.
• Solstice and equinox alignments.
• Star alignments.

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MACHU PICCHU TEMPLE OF THE SUN.

• Built by Sapa Inca Pachacuti.
• Located in Cusco Region, Peru.
• Was made and used as a royal estate.
• They put many pieces of pottery to equilibrate the position of the sun.

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EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS.

• Ancient Egyptians built these.
• Structures are located all around Egypt.
• These were built and used for tombs for Pharaohs.
• The three largest pyramids of the Giza complex and the three middle stars of the constellation Orion.

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TEOTIHUACAN PYRAMID OF THE SUN.

• Built by the Teotihuacanos.
• Located in Teotihuacan, Mexico.
• The purpose of why it was built and what it was used for exactly is unknown.
• The T-east orientation was a reminder for the sacred calendar of solar origin.

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DZIBILCHALTUN TEMPLE OF THE 7 DOLLS.

• Built by the Mayans.
• Located in the Mexican state of Yucatán.
• Built and used for observing solar phenomenons.
• Mayan sun god showed feathers of fire through gates of the temple during the first days of spring and autumn.

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