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Reconstruction of the 2007 West Kennett Long Barrow formation | ||
| 1. | 
| Draw a circle. Draw and extend the horizontal and vertical centerlines. |
| 2. | 
| Copy circle 1 to its righthand intersection with the horizontal centerline. Move this circle (copy and delete original) to its own corresponding intersection. |
| 3. | 
| Repeat step 2 two more times, with respect to the newly copied circles. |
| 4. | 
| Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the lefthand in stead of the righthand intersections. This makes seven tangent circles on a row, as shown. |
| 5. | 
| Construct the "circumscribed" circle of the seven circles 1, 2, 3 and 4. That means, concentric to circle 1, tangent to the rightmost circle 3 at the righthand side. |
| 6. | 
| Construct the circumscribed square of circle 5, sides horizontally and vertically. |
| 7. | 
| Construct the circumscribed circle of square 6. |
| 8. | 
| Construct the circumscribed dodecagon (regular 12-sided polygon) of circle 7, pointing to the right. |
| 9. | 
| Construct the circumscribed circle of dodecagon 8. |
| 10. | 
| Copy circles 1, 2, 3 and 4 as a whole, with the center of circle 1 as a reference, to the lower intersection of circle 5 and the vertical centerline. |
| 11. | 
| Draw the two diagonals of square 6. |
| 12. | 
| Construct the circumscribed decagon (regular 10-sided polygon) of circle 5, pointing to the right. |
| 13. | 
| Construct the circumscribed circle of decagon 12. |
| 14. | 
| Construct the inscribed square of circle 13, sides horizontally and vertically. |
| 15. | 
| Construct the inscribed circle of square 14. The following steps 16 through 27 are an iterative repetition of steps 12, 13, 14 and 15 (therefore with few comments). |
| 16. | 
| Circumscribed decagon. |
| 17. | 
| Circumscribed circle. |
| 18. | 
| Inscribed square. |
| 19. | 
| Inscribed circle. |
| 20. | 
| Circumscribed decagon. |
| 21. | 
| Circumscribed circle. |
| 22. | 
| Inscribed square. |
| 23. | 
| Inscribed circle. |
| 24. | 
| Circumscribed decagon. |
| 25. | 
| Circumscribed circle. |
| 26. | 
| Inscribed square. |
| 27. | 
| Inscribed circle. |
| 28. | 
| Construct the inscribed square of circle 27, sides horizontally and vertically. The following steps 29 through 32 are an iterative repetition of steps 27 and 28. |
| 29. | 
| Inscribed circle. |
| 30. | 
| Inscribed square. |
| 31. | 
| Inscribed circle. |
| 32. | 
| Inscribed square. |
| 33. | 
| Extend the lower side of square 18 in both directions, up to square 14. |
| 34. | 
| Extend the lower side of square 26 in both directions, up to square 22. |
| 35. | 
| Extend the lower side of square 30 in both directions, up to square 28. |
| 36. | 
| Extend the upper side of square 22 in both directions, up to square 14. |
| 37. | 
| Extend the upper side of square 26 in both directions, up to square 14. |
| 38. | 
| Draw two lines, from the intersections of square 14 and lines 36 to the adjacent intersections of square 18 and lines 37, as shown. |
| 39. | 
| Extend the upper side of square 28 in both directions, up to square 22. |
| 40. | 
| Extend the upper side of square 30 in both directions, up to square 22. |
| 41. | 
| Draw two lines, from the intersections of square 22 and lines 39 to the adjacent intersections of square 26 and lines 40, as shown. |
| 42. | 
| Extend the upper side of square 32 in both directions, up to square 28. |
| 43. | 
| Draw two connecting lines, between the center of the diagram (center of circle 1) and the intersections of square 28 and lines 42, as shown. |
| 44. | 
| Draw the connecting line between the intersections of square 30 and lines 43. Extend this line in both directions, up to square 28. |
| 45. | 
| Draw six connecting lines, between the center of the diagram (center of circle 1) and the tangent points of circles 10, as shown. |
| 46. | 
| Only circle 9, squares 6, 14, 18, 22, 26, 28, 30 and 32, and lines 11 and 33 through 45, will be used for the final reconstruction. |
| 47. | 
| Remove everything not visible in the formation itself. |
| 48. | 
| Colour all areas with standing... |
| 49. | 
| ...or with flattened crop. This will finish the reconstruction of the 2007 West Kennett Long Barrow formation. |
| 50. | 
| The final result, matched with the aerial image. |
| Copyright © 2007, Zef Damen, The Netherlands |
