The Research of Northern Labyrinths as Navigation Network Elements

• Published in: TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
• Main Authors: Alina Paranina, Roman Paranin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Gdynia Maritime University 2016
• Subjects: Northern Labyrinths; Megalithic Sites; Gnomon; Navigational Instruments; Information Model of the World (IMW); Navigation Network; Arctic Circle; History of Navigation; Canals and inland navigation. Waterways; TC601-791; Transportation and communications; HE1-9990; Arctic; Labyrinth
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.12716/1001.10.03.10; https://doaj.org/article/5a243eeab92a4268b0b999aa2f282181

The authors of the article consider the stone labyrinths as solar calendars. In the center of these structures there are usually already installed gnomons – vertical objects that give shade. Midday shadow points to north, and the change of its length during a year is correlated with the diameter of...