Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies 2022, 10(2), 16-29

Mathematical model of inverted analemmatic sundial on the example of Belogorsk sundial of the Bronze Age

Vodolazhskaya, L.

Institute of Physics and Technology, V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Simferopol, Republic of Crimea, Russian Federation;
Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation
E-mails: larisavodol@aaatec.org, larisavodol@gmail.com

Abstract

This article proposes a mathematical model of an inverted analemmatic sundial, provides formulas for calculating the coordinates of their hour markers. On the example of the Belogorsk sundial, a method is described for determining the accuracy of time measurement using an inverted analemmatic sundial, in which cup marks are used as hour markers. The obtained value of the accuracy of time measurement with the help of the Belogorsk sundial is 5÷6 minutes and is quite good for a measuring instrument of the Bronze Age, and is also higher than the accuracy of time measurement with the help of a water clock. As a result, it is concluded that the hypothesis is confirmed that the invention of the sundial was associated with the need to improve the accuracy of time measurement using a water clock.

Keywords: cup marks, slab, sundial, inverted, analemma, Bronze Age, accuracy of time measurement, Srubnaya culture.

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