EXTRACTED METHOD: precessional_alignment_check — E8 Intelligence Research

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A precessional alignment check using precession software can determine if machined surface normals at ancient sites point to Thuban (the pole star at 2560 BCE) within a 0.1° tolerance. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Andrew Stewart Caldin

doi:10.5281/zenodo.22075856

August 24, 2026Open Access

EXTRACTED METHOD: precessional_alignment_check — E8 Intelligence Research

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To establish a computational verification rule for evaluating whether ancient machined surface normals accurately aligned with the celestial pole star Thuban at 2560 BCE.
Calculated epoch-specific celestial coordinates for 2560 BCE using astronomical precession modeling software.
Applied a geometric check to test whether physical surface normal vectors align within a 0.1° tolerance threshold to Thuban.
Defined a standardized algorithmic rule for calculating epoch-dependent precessional site alignment.
Established a 0.1° angular deviation cutoff to verify intentional architectural alignment with the ancient northern pole star.

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Computational modeling outlines a method to verify surface normal alignment with Thuban at 2560 BCE, indicating a high-precision framework for testing archaeoastronomical intent.

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rule: Using precession software, compute site orientation at 2560 BCE; check if machined surface normals point to Thuban (then pole star) within 0.1°. source: rlab #187 Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com

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Andrew Stewart Caldin (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8e9b58451774b83f3b3f9e https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22075856

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