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Papers by Mario Codebò

Atti ALSSA , 2019

I due racconti evangelici della nascita di Gesù, riportati in Mt 2 e Lc 2 differiscono considerev... more I due racconti evangelici della nascita di Gesù, riportati in Mt 2 e Lc 2 differiscono considerevolmente tra loro. Nel presente articolo si cerca di capire la ragione di queste differenze-imputabili probabilmente al fatto che si tratta di racconti agiografici e non "storici" sensu strictu, come per altro tutto il testo biblico-e di ricostruire una cronologia degli eventi in accordo con le due narrazioni. Inoltre, partendo da un verbo tecnico usato in Mt 2,7 (ἠκρίβωσεν, da ἀκριβόω = operare, fare, disporre accuratamente; essere esatti; studiare, conoscere, esporre, rispondere esattamente), che pone l'enfasi sull'esattezza dell'informazione data o ricevuta, si propone una spiegazione astronomica, connessa alla meccanica della triplice congiunzione Giove-Saturno, del motivo per cui Erode fece uccidere a Betlemme i bambini di età fino a due anni. The two Gospel tales of the birth of Jesus, reported in Mt 2 and Lc 2 differ considerably from each other. In the present article I try to understand the reason for these differences-probably due to the fact that we are dealing with hagiographic and not "historical" sensu strictu tales, as for the rest of the Biblical text-and to reconstruct a chronology of events in agreement with the two narratives. Furthermore, starting from a technical verb used in Mt 2.7 (ἠκρίβωσεν, from ἀκριβόω = to operate, to do, to arrange accurately, with very accuracy, to be exact, to study, to know, to expose, to answer exactly), which emphasizes the accuracy of information supplied or receipt, I propose an astronomical explanation, connected to the heavenly mechanics of the triple conjunction Jupiter-Saturn, of the reason why Herod ordered to kill all children aged up to two years in Bethlehem.

Commonly, the adjective ὑπόκιρρος, that Ptolemy used for only six, different stars in his Almages... more Commonly, the adjective ὑπόκιρρος, that Ptolemy used for only six, different stars in his Almagest and for only three stars in his Tetrabiblos, is translated " reddish ". Because these stars have very different colours at the present, modern astronomers were always obliged to try to explain why Sirius was described as " reddish " instead of white (as it really is) by Ptolemy. Several hypotheses were advanced. We propose here: 1) a " strong " hypothesis that the adjective ὑπόκιρρος means " yellowish " ; 2) a " weak " hypothesis that ὑπόκιρρος means " iridescent " ;

How to use the magnetic compass in archeoastronomical surveys.

My first paper about calculation, use of the instruments and methodology in archeoastronomy: how ... more My first paper about calculation, use of the instruments and methodology in archeoastronomy: how to measure the alignment of a monument.

Middle Age and/or post-Middle Age rock engravings near the Cerreto Pass (pass along the Francigen... more Middle Age and/or post-Middle Age rock engravings near the Cerreto Pass (pass along the Francigena pilgrims rout from Rome to S. Jago de Compostella and vice versa). Poster presented at the International Congress "Save Rock Art: preservation and study of most endangered sites of rock art in the world" organized by CeSMAP, Study Center and Museum of Prehistoric Art and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology of Pinerolo, the 22-23-24 October 2004 , and published in CD-rom with the proceedings.

Letter to the Italian magazine "L'Astronomia" No 205, January 2000, inspired by the Gaspani's pap... more Letter to the Italian magazine "L'Astronomia" No 205, January 2000, inspired by the Gaspani's paper "Solar symbols of Camunian people".

A brief, popular paper for Club Alpino Italiano about the sundial mountains.

The introduction to the book "The rose of SELLERO and the swastika" by G. Brunod, W. Ferreri, G. ... more The introduction to the book "The rose of SELLERO and the swastika" by G. Brunod, W. Ferreri, G. Ragazzi, I Quaderni di Natura Nostra publisher,4 n. 11, Savigliano (CN, Italy), 1999, pp. 7-8.

A list of nonsenses in old surveys of Italian archeoastronomy.

The first sundial mountain studied by me.

Report for students of the Postgraduate course "Man Archaeology" - form 2/1 "Practical criteria f... more Report for students of the Postgraduate course "Man Archaeology" - form 2/1 "Practical criteria for global archeology: Man, Culture and Territory", of the 2002 Interdisciplinary School of Archaeological Methodology of the International Institute of Ligurian Studies, Bordighera (Italy ). Lesson 18/04/2002.

An old paper of mine that explains how archeoastronomy can be used to teach positional and spheri... more An old paper of mine that explains how archeoastronomy can be used to teach positional and spherical astronomy.

The astronomical interpretation of a rock engraving at the calcholithic "Capitello dei Due Pini" ... more The astronomical interpretation of a rock engraving at the calcholithic "Capitello dei Due Pini" in Val Camonica (Italy).

An old letter to the "Archeologia Uomo e Territorio" magazine about the archeoastronomy.

New measurements about the astronomical orientations of Ligurian churches (Italy).

Poster submitted to the International Archaeoastronomy Meeting S.E.A.C. 2015 (Rome, Italy). It is... more Poster submitted to the International Archaeoastronomy Meeting S.E.A.C. 2015 (Rome, Italy).
It is the description and discussion of a stone monument, founded in the Finalese (Finale Ligure, Italy) that "allowed" to detect the sunrising at the equinoxes and the meridian transit of the heavely bodies. Therefore it allowed to measure the "time".
Unfortunately, today there are not evidences of the culture and of the time that built it.

Atti del I Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Archeoastronomia, La Serigrafica s.r.l., Buccinasco (MI), febbraio 2003, pp. 36-44.

In this article of territorial archaeoastronomy we refer our studies about nine places, in the Pr... more In this article of territorial archaeoastronomy we refer our studies about nine places, in the Province of Genoa, which may have astronomical orientations and two which have ethnoastronomical importance. The most important results are the setting in a row of the Benedictian churches and the likely identification of the site of the castle of the viscount of Genoa Ydus Carmandini.

Mondo Ladino, 32/2008, anno XXXII (2008), Istitut Cultural Ladin, Vigo di Fassa (TN), novembre 2009, pp. 163-184, ISSN 1121-1121

Astronomia culturale in Italia, ed. Società Italiana di Archeoastronomia, Milano, 2011, pp. 177-185, ISBN 978-88-904402-1-2.

In the region of Finale Ligure (Savona, Italy) was found a stone, crumbling, construction in whic... more In the region of Finale Ligure (Savona, Italy) was found a stone, crumbling, construction in which two stones mark on purpose the local meridian and another, no far, stone with a natural hole marks on purpose the aequinoctial sunrising. The age of the stone construction is unknown, but its function as an rough astronomical observatory is clear.

Atti ALSSA , 2019

I due racconti evangelici della nascita di Gesù, riportati in Mt 2 e Lc 2 differiscono considerev... more I due racconti evangelici della nascita di Gesù, riportati in Mt 2 e Lc 2 differiscono considerevolmente tra loro. Nel presente articolo si cerca di capire la ragione di queste differenze-imputabili probabilmente al fatto che si tratta di racconti agiografici e non "storici" sensu strictu, come per altro tutto il testo biblico-e di ricostruire una cronologia degli eventi in accordo con le due narrazioni. Inoltre, partendo da un verbo tecnico usato in Mt 2,7 (ἠκρίβωσεν, da ἀκριβόω = operare, fare, disporre accuratamente; essere esatti; studiare, conoscere, esporre, rispondere esattamente), che pone l'enfasi sull'esattezza dell'informazione data o ricevuta, si propone una spiegazione astronomica, connessa alla meccanica della triplice congiunzione Giove-Saturno, del motivo per cui Erode fece uccidere a Betlemme i bambini di età fino a due anni. The two Gospel tales of the birth of Jesus, reported in Mt 2 and Lc 2 differ considerably from each other. In the present article I try to understand the reason for these differences-probably due to the fact that we are dealing with hagiographic and not "historical" sensu strictu tales, as for the rest of the Biblical text-and to reconstruct a chronology of events in agreement with the two narratives. Furthermore, starting from a technical verb used in Mt 2.7 (ἠκρίβωσεν, from ἀκριβόω = to operate, to do, to arrange accurately, with very accuracy, to be exact, to study, to know, to expose, to answer exactly), which emphasizes the accuracy of information supplied or receipt, I propose an astronomical explanation, connected to the heavenly mechanics of the triple conjunction Jupiter-Saturn, of the reason why Herod ordered to kill all children aged up to two years in Bethlehem.

Commonly, the adjective ὑπόκιρρος, that Ptolemy used for only six, different stars in his Almages... more Commonly, the adjective ὑπόκιρρος, that Ptolemy used for only six, different stars in his Almagest and for only three stars in his Tetrabiblos, is translated " reddish ". Because these stars have very different colours at the present, modern astronomers were always obliged to try to explain why Sirius was described as " reddish " instead of white (as it really is) by Ptolemy. Several hypotheses were advanced. We propose here: 1) a " strong " hypothesis that the adjective ὑπόκιρρος means " yellowish " ; 2) a " weak " hypothesis that ὑπόκιρρος means " iridescent " ;

How to use the magnetic compass in archeoastronomical surveys.

My first paper about calculation, use of the instruments and methodology in archeoastronomy: how ... more My first paper about calculation, use of the instruments and methodology in archeoastronomy: how to measure the alignment of a monument.

Middle Age and/or post-Middle Age rock engravings near the Cerreto Pass (pass along the Francigen... more Middle Age and/or post-Middle Age rock engravings near the Cerreto Pass (pass along the Francigena pilgrims rout from Rome to S. Jago de Compostella and vice versa). Poster presented at the International Congress "Save Rock Art: preservation and study of most endangered sites of rock art in the world" organized by CeSMAP, Study Center and Museum of Prehistoric Art and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology of Pinerolo, the 22-23-24 October 2004 , and published in CD-rom with the proceedings.

Letter to the Italian magazine "L'Astronomia" No 205, January 2000, inspired by the Gaspani's pap... more Letter to the Italian magazine "L'Astronomia" No 205, January 2000, inspired by the Gaspani's paper "Solar symbols of Camunian people".

A brief, popular paper for Club Alpino Italiano about the sundial mountains.

The introduction to the book "The rose of SELLERO and the swastika" by G. Brunod, W. Ferreri, G. ... more The introduction to the book "The rose of SELLERO and the swastika" by G. Brunod, W. Ferreri, G. Ragazzi, I Quaderni di Natura Nostra publisher,4 n. 11, Savigliano (CN, Italy), 1999, pp. 7-8.

A list of nonsenses in old surveys of Italian archeoastronomy.

The first sundial mountain studied by me.

Report for students of the Postgraduate course "Man Archaeology" - form 2/1 "Practical criteria f... more Report for students of the Postgraduate course "Man Archaeology" - form 2/1 "Practical criteria for global archeology: Man, Culture and Territory", of the 2002 Interdisciplinary School of Archaeological Methodology of the International Institute of Ligurian Studies, Bordighera (Italy ). Lesson 18/04/2002.

An old paper of mine that explains how archeoastronomy can be used to teach positional and spheri... more An old paper of mine that explains how archeoastronomy can be used to teach positional and spherical astronomy.

The astronomical interpretation of a rock engraving at the calcholithic "Capitello dei Due Pini" ... more The astronomical interpretation of a rock engraving at the calcholithic "Capitello dei Due Pini" in Val Camonica (Italy).

An old letter to the "Archeologia Uomo e Territorio" magazine about the archeoastronomy.

New measurements about the astronomical orientations of Ligurian churches (Italy).

Poster submitted to the International Archaeoastronomy Meeting S.E.A.C. 2015 (Rome, Italy). It is... more Poster submitted to the International Archaeoastronomy Meeting S.E.A.C. 2015 (Rome, Italy).
It is the description and discussion of a stone monument, founded in the Finalese (Finale Ligure, Italy) that "allowed" to detect the sunrising at the equinoxes and the meridian transit of the heavely bodies. Therefore it allowed to measure the "time".
Unfortunately, today there are not evidences of the culture and of the time that built it.

Atti del I Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Archeoastronomia, La Serigrafica s.r.l., Buccinasco (MI), febbraio 2003, pp. 36-44.

In this article of territorial archaeoastronomy we refer our studies about nine places, in the Pr... more In this article of territorial archaeoastronomy we refer our studies about nine places, in the Province of Genoa, which may have astronomical orientations and two which have ethnoastronomical importance. The most important results are the setting in a row of the Benedictian churches and the likely identification of the site of the castle of the viscount of Genoa Ydus Carmandini.

Mondo Ladino, 32/2008, anno XXXII (2008), Istitut Cultural Ladin, Vigo di Fassa (TN), novembre 2009, pp. 163-184, ISSN 1121-1121

Astronomia culturale in Italia, ed. Società Italiana di Archeoastronomia, Milano, 2011, pp. 177-185, ISBN 978-88-904402-1-2.

In the region of Finale Ligure (Savona, Italy) was found a stone, crumbling, construction in whic... more In the region of Finale Ligure (Savona, Italy) was found a stone, crumbling, construction in which two stones mark on purpose the local meridian and another, no far, stone with a natural hole marks on purpose the aequinoctial sunrising. The age of the stone construction is unknown, but its function as an rough astronomical observatory is clear.

Proceedings of the international meeting "Archaeoastronomy: a debate between archaeologists and a... more Proceedings of the international meeting "Archaeoastronomy: a debate between archaeologists and astronomers looking for a common method", organized in Sanremo (Italy) under date 01-03 November 2002.
ISBN 978-88-86796-43-9.

Bardi Editore (Scienze e Lettere), Roma, 2011, ISBN: 978-88-88620-96-1.

An intricate stone building (likely a hut) of unknown age but with a distinct astronomical functi... more An intricate stone building (likely a hut) of unknown age but with a distinct astronomical function is located at Bric Pinarella (Savona, IT), in the Ligurian Apennines.