3. The Gregorian calendar has winter solstice mostly in December 21 (occasionally in December 22), i.e. 11 days before January 1 (1-1). It should not be surprising if the Easter Island calendar had its solstice 3 weeks after 'November 30. 'January would then, in a way, correspond to our February (etc) and the other solstice would be not in June but in 'May:
Summer solstice in the Gregorian calendar occurs in June 21 (occasionally in June 20). June 21 is day number 172 (excepting in leap years) and 172 - 21 = 151 (May 31):
The star Haedus I is ζ Aurigae, just before 05h, and Haedus II (η) is just after 05h:
The twin Haedus (goat kids) stars resemble the twin Hyadum stars at the time when the end of side b on the G tablet turns to the beginning of side a. If precession has moved the cardinal point 12 (= 75 - 63) days the 'age of Haedus' would be around 12 * 72 = 864 years earlier than the age of the Hyades. The twin Hyadum stars (γ and δ¹ Tauri) are located at the bifurcation of the horns of the Bull:
I am suggesting there could have been an 'age of the Goat' around 5 / 24 * 365.25 * 72 = 5500 years ago, when Capella rose heliacally at spring equinox (north of the equator). |
