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The lunar observatory hypothesis at Carnac: a reconsideration
Evan Hadingham, 1981. Antiquity 55(213), 35–42.
A re-examination of the field evidence for the Thoms' Carnac lunar observatory, made with two archaeologists, which concludes that it casts serious doubt on the theory.
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The main published test of the lunar reading at Carnac.
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Hadingham, E. (1981). The lunar observatory hypothesis at Carnac: a reconsideration. Antiquity 55(213), 35–42. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X0004360X
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Hadingham, Evan. “The lunar observatory hypothesis at Carnac: a reconsideration.” Antiquity 55(213), 35–42 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X0004360X.