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A Unique Solar Marking Construct
Anna Sofaer, Volker Zinser, Rolf M. Sinclair, 1979. Science 206(4416): 283-291.
Describes the three stone slabs on Fajada Butte that cast light onto two spiral petroglyphs, marking the solstices and equinoxes by the height of the midday sun, and notes that the assembly could be used to observe lunar phenomena.
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The founding paper of the Sun Dagger reading.
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Sofaer, A., Zinser, V., & Sinclair, R. M. (1979). A Unique Solar Marking Construct. Science 206(4416): 283-291. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.206.4416.283
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title = {A Unique Solar Marking Construct},
journal = {Science 206(4416): 283-291},
year = {1979},
doi = {10.1126/science.206.4416.283},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.206.4416.283}
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Sofaer, Anna et al.. “A Unique Solar Marking Construct.” Science 206(4416): 283-291 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.206.4416.283.