Archaeoastronomy Simulator
A staged monument and epoch simulator for checking ancient alignments against solar, lunar and stellar sky positions.
Historical sky-alignment simulator
Archaeoastronomy Simulator
A staged monument and epoch simulator for checking ancient alignments against solar, lunar and stellar sky positions.
Workshop productMonument alignment simulatorLaunched 29 Jul 2026 from `aristotles-astro.zip`; original preserved in the 2026-07-29 inbox.
Atomic summary
Archaeoastronomy Simulator turns monument claims into testable sky-time questions.
The downloaded Vite app lets reviewers choose a monument, scrub historical years and days, inspect horizon alignments, toggle lunar standstills and run a coincidence calculator. It belongs in the workshop until the monument coordinates, horizon assumptions and source notes are checked.
Method and approval route
This staged build is being prepared for calculator approval.
Intended permanent route after approval: /astronomy/archaeoastronomy-simulator/. This staged page stays noindex until the name, source notes, mobile layout and calculator behavior pass review.
Epoch alignment review
The build uses historical year controls and day-of-year scrubbing, so it needs source-backed notes for precession, refraction and deep-time uncertainty before promotion.
Monument data check
The staged version includes built-in monument coordinates and alignment claims that should be verified against archaeology sources before becoming a permanent page.
Coincidence framing
The Monte Carlo panel is promising, but it needs plain-language caveats so random alignment probability is not mistaken for archaeological proof.
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