The orientation of rondels of the Neolithic Lengyel culture in Central Europe

• Autores: Emilia Pásztor, Judit P. Barna, Curt Roslund
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 82, Nº 318, 2008, págs. 910-924
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The rondels - circular earthworks of late Neolithic Europe - have a repeated form highly suggestive of deliberate design and symbolism. The concentric ditches are cut by two, three or most often four causeways at right angles. Here the authors investigate the orientation of the causeways in 51 rondels belonging to the Lengyel culture and conclude that they correlate well with the sunrise. The idea of a solar cult receives some corroboration from patterns on contemporary pottery