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| Investigating the orientation patterns of Gumugou Cemetery (3800BP) in Xinjiang, China | |
Jingjing Li1 ; Jarken Esimbek1,2; Yingxiu Ma1
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| 2024-04-01 | |
| Source Publication | Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
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| ISSN | 2352-409X |
| Volume | 54Pages:104416 |
| Contribution Rank | 1 |
| Abstract | The Gumugou Cemetery is an early Bronze Age necropolis located in the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China. Among its notable features is the consistent alignment of corpses with the head or long axis of the graves oriented towards the east. While previous research has suggested a connection between the orientation of burials at Gumugou and the sun, a comprehensive investigation of this perspective is still lacking. This research paper presents a comprehensive analysis and corresponding findings on the burial orientation at Gumugou from an archaeo-astronomical perspective. The results indicate a significant correlation between the burial orientations at the Gumugou Cemetery and the position of sunrise on the horizon. Moreover, further analysis reveals that the interments of Gumugou were probably built around the Spring Equinox and Autumn Equinox. |
| Keyword | Archaeoastronomy Bronze Age Tomb orientation Solar arc |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104416 |
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| Indexed By | AHCI |
| Language | 英语 |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.xao.ac.cn/handle/45760611-7/7620 |
| Collection | 中国-中亚天文学史联合研究中心 射电天文研究室_恒星形成与演化研究团组 |
| Affiliation | 1.Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, PR China; 2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China |
| First Author Affilication | Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Jingjing Li,Jarken Esimbek,Yingxiu Ma. Investigating the orientation patterns of Gumugou Cemetery (3800BP) in Xinjiang, China[J]. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports,2024,54:104416. |
| APA | Jingjing Li,Jarken Esimbek,&Yingxiu Ma.(2024).Investigating the orientation patterns of Gumugou Cemetery (3800BP) in Xinjiang, China.Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports,54,104416. |
| MLA | Jingjing Li,et al."Investigating the orientation patterns of Gumugou Cemetery (3800BP) in Xinjiang, China".Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 54(2024):104416. |
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