Despite its appearing to be a simple question to answer, there has been no consensus as to whether or not the alignments of ancient Greek temples reflect astronomical intentions. Here I present the results of a survey of archaic and classical Greek temples in Sicily and compare them with temples in Greece. Using a binomial test I show strong evidence that there is a preference for solar orienta...

Among the various materials used for Buddhist statues, iron is noteworthy in history of Korean art as it only started to be Buddha statues late Shilla and almost disappears after Koryŏ. Previous studies have attributed emergence introduction Sŏn(Chinese Chan) Buddhism Shilla, rise local powers, shortage copper, but this study argues that lack tin brought production statues. was not short tin, a...

Incense burning in temples is a common and popular ritual in India and other Asian countries. This study aims at assessing the quantity and size segregated distribution of particulate matter in temples of Kanpur city, India. Active air sampling was performed in three temples using the Micro Orifice Uniform Deposit Impactor (MOUDI). PM10 mass concentrations as high as 2184 μg m were recorded ins...

Over the years, the Egyptian temples at Luxor city have been intensely investigated, but 18 most of these studies just focused on the classical sides of the archaeological and historical 19 descriptions. Many of the environmental problems are inevitable results of the unplanned urban 20 crawling around the monuments temples. This paper aims at assessing the environmental changes 21 around some ...

Currently, the sources of cultures and tourist attractions are presented in online documentary form only. In order to make them more virtual, the researcher then collected and presented them in the form of Virtual Temple. The prototype, which is a replica of the actual location, was developed to the website and allows people who are interested in Rattanakosin Island can see in form of Panorama ...

Cutting grain is a remarkable Ramesside ritual in the Theban temples during New Kingdom. Five scenes are found depicting king as harvester cutting before deities of fertility Kingdom Thebes. The was rarely represented and it performed only reigns Kings Ramesses II III. After reign King III, this no more attested temples. However, regained its importance once Ptolemaic Period. Grain crops were s...