Research articles
Articles of measure
A growing collection of articles related to Ancient Measures, from regional standards and uncertainty to survey evidence, pyramid ratios, dodecahedra, and ancient distance.
ArticleResearch articleThere Was No Single Greek FootAttic, Olympic, Aeginetan, and Philetaeric standards turn one innocent dropdown label into a historical error.ArticleResearch articleUncertainty Is Part of the AnswerWhy a range and a provenance note are features, not signs that the calculator failed.ArticleResearch articleWhat Petrie Actually Gave Us at GizaThe enduring value of a nineteenth-century survey lies in measurements, residuals, and arguments that can be tested.ArticleResearch articleOne Slope, Three Famous RatiosPi, phi, and the 5½-palm seked are mathematically entangled in the standard Great Pyramid model.ArticleResearch articleAncient Measures for Historical FictionUse old units to create a different mental world, then translate just enough for the reader.ArticleResearch articleAlexandria to Syene: Measuring the Earth in StadiaEratosthenes turned an angular difference and a 5,000-stadia baseline into a planetary circumference, while leaving modern readers a unit problem.
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