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christopher lucas published an article in FUTURISTS
Cosmic Blueprints: How Celestial Alignment Unified Prehistoric Monuments
Introduction: The Sky as an Architectā€™s Guide
Imagine standing in a vast open field thousands of years ago. There are no blueprints, no compasses, no GPS satellites humming above you. But look up, and the sky itself becomes your map. The Sun, Moon, and stars arenā€™t just celestial bodiesā€”theyā€™re guides, architects of the earth. For prehistoric societies, aligning monuments with the heavens wasnā€™t just about timekeeping orā€¦
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dani and Frank Romano joined Land Surveyors United - Surveying Education Community
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yesterday
christopher lucas published an article in FUTURISTS
Guided by the Stars: How Constellations Shaped Prehistoric Surveying
Introduction: When the Night Sky Became a Map
Before maps were drawn on paper and compasses pointed north, prehistoric societies turned to the stars. Against the dark canvas of the night sky, constellations became guidesā€”orienting travelers across vast landscapes, influencing the layout of ancient monuments, and even shaping humanityā€™s earliest understanding of space and time.
But the stars werenā€™t just about navigation. Theyā€¦
Wednesday
christopher lucas published an article in FUTURISTS
Dancing with the Moon: Lunar Alignments and Prehistoric Timekeeping
Introduction: The Moon as Humanityā€™s First Calendar
While the Sun provided a grand framework for the year, it was the Moon that filled in the details. Its waxing and waning, the predictable shift from new to full and back again, gave early humans a natural clock that ticked through the phases of life and time. Long before written calendars, the lunar cycleā€”with its rhythmic 29.5-day progressionā€”became humanityā€™s first reliableā€¦
Tuesday
Jerry Lopez and Heidi Lewis joined Land Surveyors United - Surveying Education Community
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Tuesday
The surveyor hub for AFGHANISTAN LAND SURVEYOR was featured
Tuesday
The surveyor hub for AFGHANISTAN LAND SURVEYOR was featured
Tuesday
M.Mazen Albezreh posted a discussion
Hello everyone,Ā I am facing one issue with the leveling. I did long static GNSS observations (10+ hours) for some points spacing around 10 km. After post-processing and adjusting the network I had the MSL heights using EGM2008, I planned to do digital leveling between the points by starting from the first point and closing on the next one (~10 km). The Static accuracy forĀ Static (phase) with long observations is 3 mm + 0.1 ppm horizontal and 3.5 mm + 0.4 ppm vertical. I supposed the levelingā€¦
Tuesday
christopher lucas published an article in FUTURISTS
Following the Sun: How Solstice Alignments Shaped Prehistoric Life
Introduction: When the Sun Dictated Life
Before clocks and calendars, there was the Sun. Its daily journey across the sky, its seasonal rise and fall on the horizonā€”these patterns were humanityā€™s first reliable measure of time. But the Sun did more than tell time. It shaped the rhythms of prehistoric life, guiding everything from agricultural cycles to ritual ceremonies.
In the ancient world, the solsticesā€”the longest andā€¦
Monday
Episode 244 - The Mikes via GeoRadio- All Land Surveyor Podcasts in One

This was one for the ages as they say! The guys were joined this week by two heavyweights in the land survey world. Mike #1 is Mike Banta, PLS who has been surveying for nearly 40 years and is the Survey Manager at Rick Engineering Company. Mike #2 is Mike Fondren, PLS who has been surveying for over 25 years and is the Survey Manager at RLF Consulting, LLC. We had SO MUCH fun discussing the evolution of land surveying, the current state of the industry and where land surveying is headedā€¦

Monday
christopher lucas published an article in FUTURISTS
Where Earth Meets Sky: The Origins of Celestial Alignment in Prehistoric Surveying
(Mapping the Heavens: How Celestial Alignment Shaped Prehistoric Surveying ā€“ Blog 1/5)
Introduction: When the Sky Became the First Surveyor
Long before compasses, GPS, or total stations, prehistoric surveyors turned their eyes upward. The Sun, Moon, and stars werenā€™t just celestial bodiesā€”they were the first measuring tools, guiding the construction of monuments, the division of land, and the rhythms of dailyā€¦
Sunday
Sani Nuhu is now a member of Land Surveyors United - Surveying Education Community
Sunday
christopher lucas published an article in FUTURISTS
Landmarks of Time: Case Studies in Prehistoric Surveying from Nabta Playa to Newgrange
I. Introduction: Where the Earth Holds Memory
Thereā€™s something profound about standing before an ancient monumentā€”a stone circle weathered by millennia, a solitary megalith casting a long shadow at dusk, or even just a faint, linear arrangement of rocks stretching into the horizon. These are more than just physical remnants of the past; they are echoes of human intention, etched into the very fabric of theā€¦
Feb 13
christopher lucas published an article in FUTURISTS
Where Wood Meets Rock: The Combined Power of Sticks and Stones in Prehistoric Surveying
I. Introduction: The Temporary and the Eternal
If youā€™ve ever walked past a construction site, youā€™ve probably noticed small, brightly colored flags fluttering in the dirt or wooden stakes hammered into the ground, their tops splashed with neon paint. They seem insignificantā€”temporary markers destined to be pulled up and forgotten once the real work begins. But without them, skyscrapers wouldnā€™t standā€¦
Feb 12
Thomas Anastassios Rozakis updated their profile
Feb 12
Omojowogbe Olawole Anthony and Thomas Anastassios Rozakis joined Land Surveyors United - Surveying Education Community
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