The Sun, the Moon and Shades in the Tarhatinsky Megalithic Complex
The article is devoted to the research of a unique monument in the Mountain Altai - the Tarhatinsky megalithic complex. Based on aerophotography data the authors present a plan showing arrangement of megaliths and stone circles. Summer solstice observations and astronomical calculations have revealed the fact that 4 thousand years ago the sun rays used to strike the very center of the east megalith during sunsets. The mythologized image of this effect was reflected in petroglyphs. There has been discovered evidence of interrelation between the stone objects arrangement and the picture of shades cast by megaliths on astronomically significant days.