Sky on the rocks of Onega Lake according to data of the archaeoastronomy by Potemkina, T.M.

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Representations of the Stone Age anglers about the sky (sanctuaries of the Lake Onega) by Potemkina, T.M.

“…Such situation may be connected with the existence of the lunar calendar. Taking into consideration the specific conditions of the Sanctuary location on the Onega Lake, peculiarities of the forms and semantic content symbolic figures, the author hypothesized that one-two radial lines, located on the solar and lunar signs, could depict the Sun and Moon paths on the lake surface and indirectly to indicate Sun and Moon risings and settings azimuths on the water horizon. …”
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