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Site WF-AUW-338

View of the heiau from the north, showing the stone platform on the far left. (Composite photo by Clive Ruggles)

DTM-generated profile of the northern and eastern horizon as seen from site WF–AUW–338. The darker yellow line indicates the rising path of the sun at the June solstice; the lighter yellow line indicate its rising path at the equinoxes; and the blue line indicates the rising path of the Pleiades in AD 1600. The horizontal bars indicate the direction of orientation of the heiau walls to the north and east respectively. (Graphic by Andrew Smith)

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DTM-generated profile of the western horizon as seen from site WF–AUW–338. The darker yellow lines indicate the setting paths of the sun at the December solstice (left) and June solstice (right); the lighter yellow line indicates the setting path of the sun at the equinoxes; and the blue line indicates the setting path of the Pleiades in AD 1600. The horizontal bar indicates the direction of orientation of the heiau walls. (Graphic by Andrew Smith)

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Comparison between the NE–ENE horizon here and at other upland Auwahi sites

DTM-generated visualizations of the horizons to the NE and ENE at seven upland Auwahi heiau, showing the rising position of the Pleiades around AD 1600 (blue line) and June solstice sun (dark yellow line). The rising path of the sun at the equinoxes (lighter yellow line) also appears in some of the profiles. (Graphics by Andrew Smith; colour version of figure 4.11 in the book)

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