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Temple Orientation

Temple Orientation is a methodological construct in Temple Archaeology that specifies the directional alignment of temple structures relative to celestial, topographical, or cosmological reference points to interpret their spatial and symbolic significance.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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On the Orientation of Ancient Egyptian Temples: (1) Upper Egypt and Lower Nubia

Mosalam Shaltout, Juan Antonio Belmonte · Journal for the History of Astronomy · 2005 · 64 citations

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Myth, Environment, and the Orientation of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan

Anthony F. Aveni, Edward E. Calnek, Horst Hartung · American Antiquity · 1988 · 41 citations

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Temple Sites in Kahikinui, Maui, Hawaiian Islands: their orientations decoded

Patrick Vinton Kirch · Antiquity · 2004 · 36 citations

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Egyptian Concepts on the Orientation of the Human Body

Maarten J. Raven · The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology · 2005 · 36 citations

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Orientation and Etruscan ritual

Anthony F. Aveni, G. Romano · Antiquity · 1994 · 34 citations

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Authors

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  1. JA
    Juan Antonio Belmonte

    Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain

    11 publications · 278 citations

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  2. MS
    Mosalam Shaltout

    National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Egypt

    7 publications · 203 citations

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  3. MF
    Magdi Fekri

    Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain

    5 publications · 109 citations

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  4. AF
    Anthony F. Aveni

    Colgate University, United States

    3 publications · 89 citations

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  5. AC
    A. César González‐García

    Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain

    3 publications · 57 citations

    3

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Institutions

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  1. Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

    Tenerife, Spain

    10 h-index

    11 publications

    278 citations

  2. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

    Madrid, Spain

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    223 citations

  3. Helwan University

    Cairo, Egypt

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    74 citations

  4. Colgate University

    Hamilton, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    89 citations

  5. University of Padua

    Padua, Italy

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  6. Universidad de Guadalajara

    Guadalajara, Mexico

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  7. University of the Aegean

    Mytilene, Greece

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    24 citations

  8. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal for the History of Astronomy

    JHA · 10 publications · 263 citations

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  2. Antiquity

    2 publications · 70 citations

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  3. Nexus Network Journal

    NNJ · 2 publications · 29 citations

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  4. Archaeological Journal

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  5. American Journal of Archaeology

    1 publications · 26 citations

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