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Anthropology

wnylib

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2. I was thinking that it would be a reflection of

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Dec 27, 2019, 06:12 AM

Dec 2019

light from the sun on water and the movement of waves would account for the blinking, but that would be too changeable to use for reliable navigation. Could it be reflected sunlight on sand, indicating where land is?

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Te Lapa: Mysterious island lights that help Polynesians navigate [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2019 OP

This is way cool..I wonder if the Vikings used anything like this sort of navigation.... nt mitch96 Dec 2019 #1

I was thinking that it would be a reflection of wnylib Dec 2019 #2