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	Paint Rock

Rustee

3-20-2008 10:36 PM

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history, archaeoastronomy, texas

Rustee says:

These alignments suggest that several groups may have gathered at this site on the solstices for rituals, trade, or other purposes. Religious ceremonies may have led up to the moment of local noon, when the Sun stood highest in the sky.

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