Archaeology
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- Projet Ychsma - Ychsma Project
- This site describes the ongoing Ychsma Project, led by Peter Eeckhout, which has carried out archaeological field research at the site of Pachacamac, Peru.
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- Pukara Domestic Architecture Research Project
- Describes the archaeological research led by Elizabeth Klarich at the highland Peruvian center of Pukara.
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- The Ruins on the Inca Trail
- Brief notes on the main archaeological sites: Llaqtapata, Runkuraqay, Sayaqmarka, Inca Tunnel, Phuyupatamarka, Intipata, Wiñawayna, Intipunku, Machu Picchu. With photographs.
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- Ancient Inca Road in Desperate Need of Protection
- A preliminary study of the ancient highland road that linked the Inca Empire from southern Colombia to Central Chile, found that only 5 percent of the 8,500 km route is under some form of protection, and large sections of it have been lost entirely. (September 13, 2003)
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- Mass Human Sacrifice Unearthed in Peru
- From the New Scientist, ancient sacrificed remains of 200 fishermen have been excavated from a beach in Peru. (October 04, 2002)
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- Nine Gal Tavern
- The archaeology of a pre-Civil War tavern in east-central Illinois. A model for tracing the evolution of pioneer taverns is proposed in this paper by Lenville J. Stelle.
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- Dresden Codex
- Dating the eclipse table of the Dresden Codex, with solution of the correlation problem. Technical.
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- Maya Calendar
- An explanation of the long count, the tzolkin-haab and the relation between the Maya Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar.
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- Mesoamerican Archaeoastronomy
- A review of prehispanic astronomic knowledge: numeration, calendars, dates, stelae, codices and architecture. Extensive bibliography
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- The Maya Astronomy Page
- Contains study of Maya mathematics, geographical orientation, writing, calendar, and Maya-related links.
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- The Culture of Sicán: Treasure Tomb From Peru's Desert Coast
- An illustrated account of the archaeological discoveries and their interpretation, with a map of the site, and fact sheets to download.
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- Tomb find reveals pre-Inca city
- BBC news story about the most recent archaeological discoveries in northern Peru. (November 22, 2006)
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- Astro-Archaeology at Stonehenge
- Explores the theories of Gerald Hawkins and Sir Fred Hoyle who claim that stones are an eclipse predictor.
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- Stonehenge in Winter
- Article discussing the history of this monument and casting doubts on the theory that it is aligned to the midsummer sunrise.
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- Sun and Moon applet in polar coordinates
- This Java applet displays the position of the sun and the moon in polar coordinates for any date and time. The results for lunar standstills are presented and compared with the Stonehenge observatory.
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- Volcanic Soils Yield New Clues About The Emergence Of Powerful Chiefdoms In Hawaii
- From Science Daily, researchers conclude that relatively recent volcanic eruptions on Maui and the island of Hawai'i produced a handful of sites with soil nutritionally rich enough to raise large quantities of sweet potatoes.
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- INSAP:Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena
- The homepage of the conferences for The Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena.
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- SEAC 2002
- Details the conference in Taartu, Estonia discussing records of cosmic catastrophes the human past.