The Wolf Plains Group of Mounds ("The Plains Mounds") of Ohio are located between mounds and earthworks we have previously deciphered as marking stars of Cygnus and stars of Cepheus.
Accordingly, the Wolf Plains Mounds -- if they belonged to that same system of geographic landmarking by astronomy, and in the same era -- must mark stars in between Cygnus and Cepheus, and that is indeed the case.
As demonstrated in the graphic image below, the Wolf Plains Mounds of Ohio marks southeast-located stars of Draco near the North Ecliptic Pole (click the graphic to see the image in optimal, originally large resolution and size):
The darker a black dot marking a star, the brighter the star. In order to show the full matching correspondence of mounds, earthworks and stars, our star magnitude setting includes minor stars that are not necessarily marked on the mounds. We could change the magnitude setting but might then lose a star or two in the image that we hold to be mound-marked. It is a threshold question.
Please note that in this and the previous posting we used a limiting star magnitude of 7.5 in comparing ostensibly visible stars to mounds on earth that represent them. We have sometimes used 8.0 and sometimes much less, if it is enough to show the matching correspondence of stars and earthworks.
Dave Snyder at the University of Michigan in University Lowbrow Astronomers Naked Eye Observer’s Guide writes:
THIS POSTING IS Posting Number 8 of
The Great Mound, Petroglyph and Painted Rock Art Journey of Native America
At the Center of the Ancient Land Navigation System in Native America: The Wolf Plains Mounds viz. Plains Mounds of Ohio as Southeast Stars of Draco Near the North Ecliptic Pole
Accordingly, the Wolf Plains Mounds -- if they belonged to that same system of geographic landmarking by astronomy, and in the same era -- must mark stars in between Cygnus and Cepheus, and that is indeed the case.
As demonstrated in the graphic image below, the Wolf Plains Mounds of Ohio marks southeast-located stars of Draco near the North Ecliptic Pole (click the graphic to see the image in optimal, originally large resolution and size):
The darker a black dot marking a star, the brighter the star. In order to show the full matching correspondence of mounds, earthworks and stars, our star magnitude setting includes minor stars that are not necessarily marked on the mounds. We could change the magnitude setting but might then lose a star or two in the image that we hold to be mound-marked. It is a threshold question.
Please note that in this and the previous posting we used a limiting star magnitude of 7.5 in comparing ostensibly visible stars to mounds on earth that represent them. We have sometimes used 8.0 and sometimes much less, if it is enough to show the matching correspondence of stars and earthworks.
Dave Snyder at the University of Michigan in University Lowbrow Astronomers Naked Eye Observer’s Guide writes:
"It is a common misconception that you need to have a telescope to do astronomy; this simply is not true. A wide variety of objects can be seen with the naked eye: from planets and stars, to nebulae and galaxies.... The limiting magnitude at suburban locations is typically 3.5, and the limiting magnitude at dark sites is typically 6.5. Experienced observers at very dark sites have reported limiting magnitudes as high as 8.5."Several thousand years ago much less light interference existed on Earth for viewing the sky than today. The honed eyes of hunters were surely at optimal vision, so we think that using limiting magnitudes of 7.5 or even 8.0 for stars allegedly seen by the ancients is supportable, although with a limit of 8.0 there are often simply too many stars out there to view and it is difficult to show the star patterns represented by the mounds and earthworks in Native America because too many minor stars also are pictured in the image. The fewer stars and the lower the star magnitude (i.e. the brighter all the stars used) that we need to show a clear matching correspondence, the better it is.
THIS POSTING IS Posting Number 8 of
The Great Mound, Petroglyph and Painted Rock Art Journey of Native America
At the Center of the Ancient Land Navigation System in Native America: The Wolf Plains Mounds viz. Plains Mounds of Ohio as Southeast Stars of Draco Near the North Ecliptic Pole
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