The Ancient Astronomy of Easter Island: The Mamari Tablet Tells (Part 3)
Abstract
One of main events on Rapanui before the cruel war (several wars) between the Hanau Momoko and Hanau Eepe was the annual election of the bird-man. Plainly, the local priest-astronomers, the descendants of immigrants from the Andean region of South America, could predict the day of the vernal equinox not only with the aid of the so-called "sun stones," but also counting the phases of the moon. The elements of the mathematical calculations of the astronomers have been deciphered. The astronomical basis of the Ahu Atanga (A Tanga) has been decoded, too.
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