Indus Valley Civilization, geometrical knowledg

[Rajesh Kochhar]

I think During Caspers has discussed the astronomical significance of
Mohenjodaro "stones".

Prof Rajesh Kochhar
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rajarshi Banerjee <rajarshi.banerjee at SMGINC.COM>
To: INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK>
Date: Saturday, July 22, 2000 2:27 AM
Subject: Re: Indus Valley Civilization, geometrical knowledg


>G.F.Dales in his article "Sex and Stone at Mohenjo-Daro (Frontiers of
> the Indus Civilization. Ed. by B.B.Lal and S.P.Gupta. Sir Mortimer
> Wheeler Commemoration Volume. New Delhi, 1984, pp. 109-115)
> reconsidered traditional interpretation of some specific stone
> artefacts as symbols of lingam and yoni. In Dales's opinion there
> are no grounds for this "erotic symbolism" interpretation. Instead he
>referred
> to the hypothesis by M.Jansen who had suggested that the stone
> rings might have been used in measuring angles and making astronomical
> calculations.
>
>
>RB> a suspented cone could be used as a plumb line. The ring could be used
>for marking a spot vertically below the point of suspension?
>
>What about the circular platforms are they always of the same diameter? Are
>the layout of the bricks in a standard repeated form? If so that could
>signify an understanding of the relationship between the radius and
>perimeter of a circle.