Ziggurat of Kish

Some monuments correlate with a certain ancient pole, and show no signs of solstice related use. That means that it is harder to prove the antiquity that we claim. For example, if an ancient monument is oriented to one of the ancient poles, we can express this “hit” in a certain probability and therefore also the probability of the claimed age. 

Fig. 1: Excavation of Kish around 1930. Only old photos conceal more clearly what really went on on at these ancient excavation locations. Kish was also excavated many feet below the current ground level, which is a warning sign of much greater antiquity than later claimed by historians. 

This probability varies between 75% and 95% depending of the location of the site. And if this monument holds more keys, like clear stone arrangements that point to solstice angles that specifically belong to another latitude, hence to the pole it is oriented to, we have found a much higher probability of its true age. We can also express this in a probability and that depends on the complexity of the stone arrangements. This has to be looked at for every specific site or monument. For that we need reliable and accurate plans of a site, study them thoroughly, perform our method in all details, and publish our conclusions.

This time we will be looking at the City of Kish and the Ziggurat of Kish in Iraq.

Kish is an ancient city that is believed to be built by the Sumerian cultures around 4,500 years ago. Kish was excavated around 1930 from a great depth. If you visit the site today there’s hardly any feeling of its true antiquity or the depth it was excavated from.

It almost seems that the true antiquity of Kish is professionally ruined. That is why we think it is so important to use our method, to analyse the probability of its true antiquity.

 

Kish Today

Fig. 2: The base of the structure shows signs of amateurish restoration with brick-like materials by more contemporary cultures. The top structure of the monuments are heavily leached out by erosion, yet another sign of extreme antiquity.

 

Fact Sheet

CountryIraq
Location32.54°N, 44.60°E
Orientation-40°
Pole correlation (I to V)Yes, Pole V
Probability of Pole correlation, 1st analysis78.6%[1]
Current solstice angle±28.2°
Solstice angle Pole V±24.9°
Solstice related constructions?Low, there is currently too little structural information available of the site. The site might have been ruined many times throughout history. The site is also poorly restored and poorly investigated by archaeologists. 
Probability of Pole correlation, 2nd analysisNot increased: 78.6%
AgeBetween 330,000 and 345,000 BCE. Probability of the claim 78.6%.
Excavated?Yes, the site is excavated around 1930. Little information is available about the excavation process.

 

Location and Orientation

Fig. 3: The outer contours are clearly distinguishable and match with the map of fig. 6.

 

Map of the City

Fig. 4: This is currently one of the best maps available of Kish. There is very little structure left of the city. The orientation of the ziggurat that we have measured is located at the top left corner on the map. The measurements on the map and on Google Earth give the same results; this part of the city is oriented at an angle of -40 degrees.

 

Global View on the Situation

Fig. 5: This global view shows how the orientation of the Kish correlates with one of the five poles. The orientation of the monument “hits” Pole V, one of the five proven poles. The most probable age of the structure is therefor as ancient as Pole V.

 

[1]: In our method we have proven that a square or rectangular building can be only uniquely oriented 45° clockwise and 45° counterclockwise. From the perspective of Kish’s location the probability of a coincidental orientational “hit” with one of the poles is 21.4%. That means that the probability it is intentionally related to Pole V is: 100-21.4=78.6%. 

 

 

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