School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
PLoS One. 2009 Nov 19;4(11):e7903. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007903.
Despite its appearing to be a simple question to answer, there has been no consensus as to whether or not the alignments of ancient Greek temples reflect astronomical intentions. Here I present the results of a survey of archaic and classical Greek temples in Sicily and compare them with temples in Greece. Using a binomial test I show strong evidence that there is a preference for solar orientations. I then speculate that differences in alignment patterns between Sicily and Greece reflect differing pressures in the expression of ethnic identity.
尽管回答这个问题看似简单，但对于古希腊庙宇的排列是否反映了天文意图，人们一直没有达成共识。在这里，我展示了西西里岛古代和古典希腊庙宇的调查结果，并将其与希腊的庙宇进行了比较。使用二项式检验，我有力地证明了对太阳朝向的偏好。然后我推测，西西里岛和希腊在排列模式上的差异反映了在表达民族认同方面的不同压力。
