An Unexplored Realm in the Heartland of the Southern Gulf ... - Famsi

Finally, the selection and investigation of these alignments was initiated by the
placement of multiple structures and features that constituted the axis lines, they are not
simply a single point-to-point line. For example, Alignment B intersects the center of
four separate structures. Alignment A longitudinally bisects a large 4 m-high, 20 m x 20
m building (Structure 109), its 100 m-long access ramp, a 150 m-long subsurface linear
magnetic anomaly, a 5 m-high pyramidal mound (Structure 84), and the massive
rectangular magnetic anomaly that lies beneath it. Alignment E bisects the centers of
Structures 83, 84, and 86, and three of the alignments converge on Structure 84. Lastly,
the distances between the features that established these alignments within the site of El
Marquesillo range from 400 to more than 1000 m.
Alignment A
Assistance in the determination of possible celestial events that were in
accordance with Alignments A and B was provided by Alan J. Peche, Director of Group
& Planetarium Programs at the Museum of Science & Industry in Tampa, Florida. The
information was generated using Starry Night Pro Version 5.05 astronomy software and
formulated for the year 1000 BC. The declinations determined for 3,000 years ago do not
differ significantly from those found today, but the dates for specific solar events such as
the equinoxes and solstices have changed significantly.
Linear Anomaly 1, and its allied pathway that extends through Fields 1, 2, 3, and
4, conform precisely to the alignment of the axis created by the centerline of Structure
109 and Structure 84, as well as intersecting the center of the magnetic anomaly (Figure
6.9). The direction of this axis is projected at 72º east of true north (68º east of magnetic
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