Archaeology
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- Center for Archaeoastronomy
- Founded in 1978 at the University of Maryland to advance research, education and public awareness of archaeoastronomy.
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- Chevalier's ASTR 341 Home Page
- Course notes for the Archaeoastronomy course at the University of Virginia, USA.
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- Cultural Astronomy
- A multimedia introduction to archaeoastronomy and ethnoastronomy suitable for K-12 teachers and students. Part of the University of Chicago's Digital Library.
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- Die Himmelsscheibe von Nebra (The Sky Disc of Nebra)
- Largely German description of the Bronze Age artefact umearthed in Saxony-Anhalt, with FAQs in English.
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- Dioptra
- The earliest dioptra (c.300 BCE) was a device for measuring the angle, in parts of a "Sign", between two celestial objects. Photos and descriptions of how to make one and how they work.
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- Dogon and Sirius
- A detailed examination of M. Griaule's 1950 paper "Un Systeme Soudanais de Sirius".
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- How the Shaman Stole the Moon
- An archaeoastronomy book by William H. Calvin of the University of Washington. The book, which describes a dozen ways of predicting eclipses, can be purchased or downloaded for personal reading at no charge.
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- ISAAC - International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture
- Contact details for this international academic society.
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- Ligustic archaeoastronomy
- Ligurian Archaeoastronomy, mainly in Italian but with some English and German translations.
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- Loughcrew Megalithic Cairns - Ireland
- An introduction the to astronomical theories surrounding these Irish Neolithic Cairns.
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- Megalithic Sites of Great Britain
- Re-evaluation of the existence of the Megalithic Calendar proposed by Alexander Thom.
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- Newgrange
- Newgrange is a 5000 year old mound near the River Boyne in Ireland. An inner chamber is illuminated by the rising sun on mornings around the winter solstice.
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- Pathfinder - Ancient American Calendar
- Observe video of light/shadow interplay on 1,000+ year old rock art marking equinox sunrise at a remote, newly discovered Colorado site.
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- SEAC - Société Européene pour l’Astronomie dans la Culture / European Society for Astronomy in Culture
- An interdisciplinary website dedicated to research, education and care of heritage in Astronomy in Culture.
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- Stones of Wonder
- A guide the megalithic monuments of Scotland and their astronomical alignments. Also contains illustrations, a bibliography and suggestions for the best times of year to visit.
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- The Material World
- BBC Radio 4 interview on the methodology of archaeoastronomy with Prof. Clive Ruggles and Dr. Frank Prendergast. Requires Real Player.
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- Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) Phase IV
- Cesare Berrini's hypotheses concerning the relationships between bas-relief carvings on the Gateway of the Sun, the annual solar cycle, and geometric time measurement.