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Site KIP-366

Site KIP-366 viewed from the north-east. (Photo by Clive Ruggles)

DTM-generated profile of the horizon to the west as seen from heiau KIP-366. The horizontal bars indicate the direction of orientation of the N and S walls. The solid shaded lines indicate the setting paths of the sun at the December solstice (left) and June solstice (right); the dash-and-dot line indicates the setting path of the sun at the equinoxes; and the dotted line indicates the setting path of the Pleiades in AD 1650. See pages 236–237 of the book. (Graphic by Andrew Smith)

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