Michael Collins

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Could an astrogeodetic dating be possible for a monument such as Kbor Klib in Tunisia?

Dear Colleagues, I believe that the Kbor Klib in Tunisia monument is orientated to the sunset of the 2nd of September and possibly dates from around172-150 BC when the area came under Massinissa`s...

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Azimuths, bearings and latitude

I was trying to reconcile the north facing azimuths of two tower tombs in North Africa at round 148-112 BC, with the angles shown on star charts which illustrate the precession of the earth and...

01 January 1970 3,060 2 View

My forthcoming book... The Zama Campaign Reconstructed: Forgotten Battles and Massinissa`s Triumphs

By the autumn of 202 BC the fate of Carthage hung in the balance. Hannibal had returned to Africa to defend his mother-country against Scipio`s army and he was aided by Massinissa and his...

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