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X-WR-CALNAME: IAC Talks: Open Astronomy Seminars
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SUMMARY:Interpretation of Ancient Egyptian Astronomy :Questions of Method a
 nd Reliability of Results
DESCRIPTION:Interpretation of Ancient Egyptian Astronomy :Questions of Meth
 od and Reliability of Results\nProf. Rolf Krauss\n\nThe seminar addresses 
 three main topics : (1) Interpretation of  astronomical content in funerar
 y texts of the 3rd millenium BC,  suggesting a division of the starry sky 
 in a southern and northern part,  divided by a canal. – (2) Comparis
 on of two theories of the Egyptian  year, i.e. the traditional theory of t
 he Egyptian 365 day vague year as  deduced from observation of the heliaca
 l risings of Sirius and Otto  Neugebauer’s alternative theory of an 
 averaged Nile year. – (3) The  absolute chronology of the 8th centur
 y B.C. on the basis of dates for a  specific cultic feast and introduction
 s of the Apis bull, both events  being fixed within the lunar month. These
  points are basic for  understanding Egyptian worldview and chronology.
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