Boris Starčević

THE PARTHENON AND THE TEMPLE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA: A FOUR-PART SYNCHRONOUS SYSTEM OF MEASURES, SACRED GEOMETRY, AND THE GEODETIC CANON OF DORIC ARCHITECTURE

This paper presents an analytical, empirical, and comparative deconstruction of the metric-geometric canon applied in the design of 5th-century BCE monumental Doric architecture. Challenging the prevailing paradigm in historical metrology — which regards ancient Greek units of le...

THEORY OF IDEAL DIMENSIONS OF THE KUKULCÁN PYRAMID (CHICHEN ITZA): MODULAR GEOMETRY, PYTHAGOREAN TRIPLETS, AND THE VIGESIMAL HARMONIC CANON

The architectural composition of the Kukulcán Pyramid (El Castillo) at Chichén Itzá is traditionally interpreted in the literature through the lens of a 365-day solar calendar, relying on an approximate division of 91 steps per flight plus the shared summit platform. This study p...

PUMA PUNKU, TIWANAKU, AND INCA IMPERIAL ARCHITECTURE: Metrological Analysis, Quantogram Identification, and Euclidean Derivation of a Canonical Module

This study investigates architectural modularity across major pre-Columbian megalithic complexes in the South-Central Andes, specifically focusing on the Tiwanaku/Puma Punku horizon (ca. 500–1000 CE) and Imperial Inca monumental architecture (ca. 1438–1532 CE). Utilizing publishe...

Urban Planning Grid of Teotihuacan, Calendrical Canon, and Mesoamerican Geodetic Metrology: Statistical Verification of the TMU, Plateau Modular Matrix, and Harmonic Integration of the Maya Measurement System

This study investigates the metrological foundations governing the urban layout of monumental Teotihuacan (Mexico), focusing on the spatial coordination of its ceremonial plateau and its three primary architectural complexes: the Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon, and t...

METROLOGICAL CANON OF ANCIENT MACEDONIA: Part II: Monumental Heroon Architecture and Imperial Modular Geometry of the Kasta Tumulus at Amphipolis

Abstract:This paper investigates the metrological and geometric planning canon of the Kasta Tumulus at Amphipolis, the largest monumental burial mound in the Hellenistic world, dating to the late 4th century BCE and associated with the architectural school of Dinocrates of Rhodes...

Stochastic and Metrological Verification of an Archaic Geodetic Standard: A Monte Carlo Approach to Planar Anomalies on the WGS84 Geoid

This paper presents a rigorous metrological reconstruction and stochastic verification of an archaic spatial standard designated as the Sacred Cubit (SC = 0.623538… m). Moving away from traditional archaeological reverse engineering of degraded structures, we present a top-down m...

Stochastic and Metrological Verification of an Archaic Geodetic Standard: A Monte Carlo Approach to Planar Anomalies on the WGS84 Geoid

This paper presents a rigorous metrological reconstruction and stochastic verification of an archaic spatial standard designated as the Sacred Cubit (SC = 0.623538… m). Moving away from traditional archaeological reverse engineering of degraded structures, we present a top-down m...

METROLOGICAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS OF THE PANTHEON'S ROTUNDA: VERIFICATION OF A PROPORTIONAL CANON

The Roman Pantheon represents the most significant and exceptionally preserved monument of classical antiquity. Despite extensive archaeological and geodetic surveys, the internal proportional system of the Rotunda's geometry remains an open question in classical metrology. Stand...

THREE-DIMENSIONAL METROLOGICAL DECODING OF DIOCLETIAN'S PALACE THROUGH THE "SACRED CUBIT" (SL) ETALON: IMPERIAL RASTER OF SPLIT

This paper presents the results of a comprehensive three-dimensional archaeometric decoding of Diocletian's Palace in Split (Late Antiquity, late 3rd to early 4th century CE). Drawing upon millimeter-precise architectural surveys and historical documentation, this study demonstra...

METRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ZGOŠĆA MONUMENT AND THE OLOVO (BAKIĆI) PILLAR: ARCHAEOMETRIC RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SACRED CUBIT (SC)

This study investigates the existence of standardized measurement systems in the stonemasonry practices of late medieval Bosnia through a rigorous metrical and statistical analysis of two morphologically distinct, yet culturally and chronologically homogeneous monuments from the...

METRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ZGOŠĆA MONUMENT AND THE OLOVO (BAKIĆI) PILLAR: ARCHAEOMETRIC RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SACRED CUBIT (SC)

This study investigates the existence of standardized measurement systems in the stonemasonry practices of late medieval Bosnia through a rigorous metrical and statistical analysis of two morphologically distinct, yet culturally and chronologically homogeneous monuments from the...