21. A Brief Introduction To Archaeoastronomy A Brief Introduction to archaeoastronomy. The study of the astronomical practices, celestial lore, mythologies, religions and worldviews of all ancient cultures we call http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/cfaar_as.html

Center for Archaeoastronomy Main Page NEWS Find Out More What is Archaeoastronomy? More About the Center for Archaeoastronomy More About ISAAC Publications of the Center ... Lost Codex Used Book Sale Outside Links Archaeoastronomy Archaeology Astronomy History of Science ... Museums A Brief Introduction to Archaeoastronomy The study of the astronomical practices, celestial lore, mythologies, religions and world-views of all ancient cultures we call archaeoastronomy . We like to describe archaeoastronomy, in essence, as the "anthropology of astronomy", to distinguish it from the "history of astronomy". You may already know that many of the great monuments and ceremonial constructions of early civilizations were astronomically aligned. The accurate cardinal orientation of the Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt or the Venus alignment of the magnificent Maya Palace of the Governor at Uxmal in Yucatan are outstanding examples. We learn much about the development of science and cosmological thought from the study of both the ancient astronomies and surviving indigenous traditions around the world. With its roots in the Stonehenge discoveries of the 1960s, archaeoastronomy and ethnoastronomy (the study of contemporary native astronomies) have blossomed into active interdisciplinary fields that are providing new perspectives for the history of our species' interaction with the cosmos.

22. Body archaeoastronomy From 2003 archaeoastronomy was no longer published as a separate journal but was incorporated into enlarged issues of Journal for the History of Astronomy http://www.shpltd.co.uk/aalist.htm

HOME HISTORY OF SCIENCE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY BOOKS ... CONTACT ARCHAEOASTRONOMY From 2003 Archaeoastronomy was no longer published as a separate journal but was incorporated into enlarged issues of Journal for the History of Astronomy A LIST OF ALL ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN ARCHAEOASTRONOMY UP TO 1999 Number 1 1979 The 1054 Supernova and Native American Rock Art JOHN C. BRANDT and RAY A. WILLIAMSON, S1-S38 Stars, Crescents, and Supernovae in Southwestern Indian Art SEYMOUR H. KOENIG, S39-S50 Miller's Hypothesis: Some California and Nevada Evidence DOROTHY MAYER, S51-S74 Further Remarks on an Astronomical Petroglyph in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah KLAUS F. WELLMANN, S75-S77 A Reassessment of the Lunar Observatory Hypothesis for the Kilmartin Stones JON PATRICK, S78-S85 A Test for the Significance of Astronomical Alignments P. R. FREEMAN and W. ELMORE, S86-S96 Note S97-S98 Another Lunar Site in Kintyre (A. Thom and A. S. Thom) Essay Reviews S99-S105 Megalithic Remains in Britain and Brittany, by A. Thom and A. S. Thom (R. J. C. Atkinson);

23. Conference On Archaeoastronomy Of The American Southwest Conference on archaeoastronomy of the American Southwest is a forum to promote research and a better understanding of the cultural significance of astronomical knowledge among http://www.caasw.org/workshop.html

Conference on Archaeoastronomy of the American Southwest 2009 CONFERENCE 2010 WORKSHOP 2011 CONFERENCE CONFERENCE AWARDS ... 2011 Conference - New Mexico 2010 Archaeoastronomy Workshop The purpose of the CAASW is to advance the study and practice of archaeoastronomy of the American Southwest. The CAASW is committed to recognizing significant contributions to knowledge and the importance of research, professional standards and excellence in the study of archaeoastronomy, effective dissemination and presentation of archaeoastronomical knowledge, and innovation and originality of approach. Workshop on the Archaeoastronomy of the American Southwest Update A two-day workshop on archaeoastronomy was held at Pueblo Grande Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, on March 11 and 12, 2010. This workshop was designed to provide technical training on how to record ancient and historic astronomy sites in the American Southwest region, and was organized by Ken Zoll (Arizona Archaeological Society), Todd Bostwick (Pueblo Grande Museum), and Bryan Bates (Coconino Community College). More than 50 people attended. A dozen well-qualified speakers – including professional surveyors, computer programmers, astronomers, archaeologists, and other scholars – provided expert advice on a variety of important archaeoastronomy topics at the workshop. These topics include:

24. Archaeoastronomy, Astrology & Ancient Egypt Examines various unique aspects of Egyptian archaeoastronomy including the alignment of Khufu s southern shafts with ecliptic and lunar orbital places, the dating the GP to 4420BC, the astroarchaeological associations of the Narmer Palette and the King Lists. http://archaeoastronomy.alisonmoroney.com

This website features the archaeoastronomy of the King Lists; information on the alignment of the shafts of Khufu’s pyramid with the ecliptic, celestial equator, and lunar orbital planes; a dating of the Great Pyramid to the 5th millenium BC; the original Giza masterplan; the stellar connections of Narmer; the development of the Osirian mythology in association with a changing Egyptian perspective of Orion throughout the ages; an explanation of how the Egyptians came to know the value of Pi; the celestial sphinx and the stellar capstone. Egypt Web Search Enter search parameters.

25. Archaeoastronomy, Archaeoastronomy, Astronomy, Maya, Aztec, Mesoamerica, North A archaeoastronomy, astronomy, Maya, Aztec, Mesoamerica, archaeology, stars, constellations, Great Pyramids, Polynesia, astronomical alignments, Orion, Venus, Uxmal, Tenochtitlan http://library.thinkquest.org/C0118421/main.html

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26. Sinagua Sunwatchers archaeoastronomy survey of various sites within the Coconino National Forest Red Rock District. http://www.sinaguasunwatchers.com/

Welcome to Sinagua Sunwatchers Seasonal calendars were a foundation of early cultures to identify the time for hunting and gathering, planting and harvesting, worshiping and celebrating. Solar seasonal calendars have been identified at Ancestral Puebloan sites in Arizona and New Mexico, at Hohokam sites in the Phoenix region, and at Northern Sinagua locations near Flagstaff, Arizona. While there have been anecdotal reporting of rock art with solar significance within Southern Sinagua areas, none had been documented until recently. This site describes the solar markings near Sedona, Arizona. The Southern Sinagua created these rock art sites sometime between A.D. 900 and 1400. Archaeoastronomy Archaeoastronomy is one of the disciplines that has appeared in recent years as a way of interpreting rock art. Numerous interactions have been claimed for sites around the world, and especially here in the Southwestern United States. This site provides a general introduction to this field of study. Ongoing Surveys The first archaeoastronomy survey in the Sedona area was conducted at the V-Bar-V Heritage Site in 2005-2006. Several other sites are currently under study and are in various stages of completion. Our survey focus is to record a site for a full year before passing judgment on its solar significance. You are invited to follow the progress of these studies.

27. Megalithic Sites In Ireland; Astronomy;Future Observations Introduction to Irish megalithic complexes; includes future astronomical sight times. http://www.bluhorizonlines.org/

28. Numismatic References, Archaeoastronomy archaeoastronomy. Barrett 1978 = A. A. Barrett, 'Observations of Comets in Greek and Roman Sources Before AD 410,' Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Vol. 72, No. 2 http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/reference/reference-astro.html

numismatic references Archaeoastronomy Barrett 1978 = A. A. Barrett, 'Observations of Comets in Greek and Roman Sources Before AD 410,' Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Vol. 72, No. 2 Gariboldi 2004 = Andrea Gariboldi, 'Astral Symbology On Iranian Coinage,' East and West, Vol. 54 - Nos. 1-4, Istituto Italiano Per L'Africa E L'Oriente (2004) Hunger/Pingree 1999 = Hermann Hunger and David Pingree, Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia, Brill, Leiden (1999) Kelley/Milone 2005 = David Kelley and Eugene Milone, Exploring Ancient Skies: An Encyclopedic Survey of Archaeoastronomy, Springer, New York (2005) Sachs 1974 = A. Sachs, 'Babylonian Observational Astronomy,' The Place of Astronomy in the Ancient World, The British Academy, Oxford University Press, London (1974) Sachs/Hunger 1988 = Abraham J. Sachs and Hermann Hunger, Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Volume I: Diaries from 652 - 262 BC, Osterreichischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften, Wien (1988) Sachs/Hunger 1989 = Abraham J. Sachs and Hermann Hunger

29. Ancient Astronomy An interactive atlas of the world links to the archaeoastronomy and multicultural cosmology of ancient times. http://www.astronomy.pomona.edu/archeo/index.html

30. Archaeoastronomy The study of past ways of keeping track of the changing seasons by way of the solar and lunar calendars is called archaeoastronomy. http://archaeology.about.com/od/archaeoastronomy/Archaeoastronomy.htm

zWASL=1 zGL='0';zGR='ca-about-radlink'; zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zDO=0 Home Education Archaeology Archaeology Search Archaeology Careers Human History Filed In: Ancient Daily Life Archaeoastronomy Where astronomy and archaeology meetincluding the study of past ways of keeping track of the changing seasons by way of the solar and lunar calendarsis called archaeoastronomy. Chankillo Photographs - Astronomical Observatory Photos of Chankillo A selection of photographs from the prehistoric Chankillo astronomical observatory of Peru, by Ivan Ghezzi. Astronomical Observatories Astronomical observatories have been built by humans for thousands of years, all over the world. Here's a selection of the some of the most interesting. zSB(3,3) Archaeoastronomy A bibliography of recent books and journals on astronomy in the ancient world, compiled by David Dearborn Archaeoastronomy of the Americas - David Dearborn's Bibliography Archaeoastronomer David Dearborn's extensive bibliography on the study of the science of archaeoastronomy in the American continents. The Ancient Astronomical Observatory of Rujm el-Hiri, Israel

31. AR315 Lecture Timetable archaeoastronomy Lecture notes and photographs from Leicester University. http://www.le.ac.uk/archaeology/rug/AR315/leclist.html

School of Archaeology and Ancient History: AR315, Archaeoastronomy Lecture Timetable for Second Semester 2001/02 Clive Ruggles , University of Leicester. PLEASE NOTE! Links to information pages associated with each lecture will be opened up as the course progresses. The nature and development of archaeoastronomy Astronomy in prehistoric Britain, Ireland and Europe Sun, moon and stones: the arguments surrounding "classic" astronomical sites Going for groups: looking for trends in groups of monuments Archaeoastronomy in Britain, Ireland, and Europe: key ideas, issues and themes [Part 1] Planetarium session Archaeoastronomy in Britain, Ireland, and Europe: key ideas, issues and themes [Part 2] At 9.30-11.30 in Att 807: Interpretation and explanation: the social context of astronomy in prehistoric Britain and Ireland (seminars) World archaeoastronomy The rise of American archaeoastronomy and the 'green' v. 'brown' methodological divide Integrating evidence from art and ethnohistory Please note that there will be no lecture on March 21st or on May 2nd Astronomy in context: case studies from modern indigenous groups Themes and issues (seminars) Revision lecture Theory and practice in archaeoastronomy: key themes, issues, and case studies

32. Archaeoastronomy Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. – Plato http://archaeoastronomy.wordpress.com/

33. The Cosmic Mirror # 236 Report on the display of the Sky Disc of Nebra from The Cosmic Mirror 236. http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~dfischer/mirror/236.html

The Cosmic Mirror By Daniel Fischer Every page present in Europe U.S. Archive Index ... The latest issue! Also check out Space Today Spacef. Now SpaceRef A German companion - only available here! Current mission news MGS latest pictures! Cassini Stardust (R)HESSI has completed the on-orbit checkout while the first X-ray images of the Sun have been released and the new solar observatory satellite (see Update # 234 story 5) has been renamed the Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager: Spectrum Astro GSFC and Berkeley Press Releases. Calmer space weather ahead: CfA Press Release CNN . Geomagnetic storms as earthquake-triggers? RP . Aurorae on March 23/24: SpaceWeather Update # 236 of Friday, April 19, 2002 Archaeoastronomy sensation from Germany? / Even young quasars shrouded in dust / Big bolide over Germany on famous orbit / Amino acids from interstellar ice / How the Leonids 2001 really worked An archaeoastronomy sensation from Germany? Until April 28 the disk and the related objects are now on display in Halle, Germany - before the return to the hands of science for restoration and detailled analysis. Metallurgical studies are already indicating that it is old and at least not a simple forgery. All results will eventually be published, probably more than a year from now, and then the disk, if found to be genuine, will be displayed permanently. Perhaps by then we will also have an idea what its original purpose may have been and how it fits into the history of mankind's desire to understand the Universe. (Based the official website and additional information from Prof. W. Schlosser, University of Bochum)

34. Archaeoastronomy Or Astroarchaeology - What Is It? Stones of Wonder is a comprehensive guide to the astronomy of the ancient stone circles, cairns and megaliths in Scotland. It includes full site descriptions, plans and photos. http://www.stonesofwonder.com/archaeoa.htm

ARCHAEOASTRONOMY A short background description of archeoastronomy, also called astro-archaeology. Books to Buy Stones of Wonder QUICK LINKS ... HOME PAGE INTRODUCTION WATCHING THE SUN, MOON AND STARS THE MONUMENTS THE PEOPLE AND THE SKY BACKGROUND ARCHAEOASTRONOMY USING THE SITE DESCRIPTION PAGES VISITING THE SITES THE LEY LINE MYSTERY THE SITES ARGYLL AND ARRAN MID AND SOUTH SCOTLAND NORTH AND NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND WESTERN ISLES AND MULL Data DATES OF EQUINOXES AND SOLSTICES, 1997 to 2030 AD DATES OF MIDSUMMER AND MIDWINTER FULL MOONS, 1997 to 2030 AD POSTSCRIPT Individual Site References ... Contact me at : pollrw55@es.co.nz The investigation of the astronomical potential of prehistoric megalithic sites is not a field which has particular appeal to modern archaeologists in Scotland or England. The main reason for this is possibly that the subject requires some skills and interests which are outside those generally possessed by the archaeological community. Another reason is that archaeology has never developed the prestige and authority of other professions. Consequently lay people and interested outsiders from other fields feel free to offer their ideas and opinions about archaeological subjects to professional archaeologists in a way that they would never do about conveyancing to a lawyer or about caries to a dentist. Archaeologists can find this annoying.

35. Chevalier's ASTR 341 Home Page Course notes for the archaeoastronomy course at the University of Virginia, USA. http://www.astro.virginia.edu/class/chevalier/astr341/

Chevalier's ASTR 341 Home Page Archaeo-Astronomy Syllabus Bibliography Last modified July 7, 2010 at 17:30:00 EDT by http://www.astro.virginia.edu/class/chevalier/astr341/index.html

36. Archaeoastronomy: A Biblography By David Dearborn A bibliography of recent books and journals on astronomy in the ancient world, compiled by David Dearborn http://archaeology.about.com/od/archaeoastronomy/a/dearborn_bib.htm

zWASL=1;zGRH=1 zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zDO=0 Home Education Archaeology Archaeology Search Archaeology Careers Human History Share w(x2+zWl+'?p=1" zT="18/1[N" rel="nofollow">Print') Free Archaeology Newsletter! Sign Up Discuss in my Forum Archaeoastronomy A Biblography by David S. P. Dearborn From David S. P. Dearborn See More About: archaeoastronomy archaeological bibliographies david dearborn zSB(3,3) Astronomy of the Americas Astronomy of Ancient Egypt Near Eastern and Biblical Regions Europe and Classical Regions ... Supplementary Material Astronomy of the Americas Edited Volumes Aveni, Anthony F. Native American Astronomy . Austin, University of Texas Press. Skywatchers of Ancient Mexico , foreword by Owen Gingerich. Austin: University of Texas Press, series title: The Texas Pan American series. Archaeoastronomy in the New World , American primitive astronomy. Proceedings of an international conference held at Oxford University, September 1981 Cambridge, New York, Cambridge University Press. The Lines of Nazca , Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, series title: Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society v. 183. The Sky in Mayan Literature , New York: Oxford University Press.

37. ISAAC: The International Society For Archaeoastronomy And Astronomy In Culture Contact details for this international academic society. http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/isaac.html

Center for Archaeoastronomy Main Page NEWS Find Out More What is Archaeoastronomy? More About the Center for Archaeoastronomy More About ISAAC About Us ... Lost Codex Used Book Sale Outside Links Archaeoastronomy Archaeology Astronomy History of Science ... Museums ISAAC , the I nternational S ociety for A rchaeoastronomy and A stronomy in C ulture ISAAC is a professional organization established in 1996 to promote the academic development of archaeoastronomy, including ethnoastronomy. The goal of this society is to enhance the professional status of archaeoastronomy by forming ties with existing international, regional and national academic bodies, organizing meetings, and assisting in the development of interdisciplinary projects in cultural astronomy in its widest sense. To explore more information about this international society, please use the links at left. President Vice President Barbara Tedlock Col. Isidoro Fabele Del. Tlolpan 14030 Mexico City, MEXICO (Alternate address) State Archaeological Museum 52 Dluga Street, PL 00-241 Warsaw, POLAND

38. Archaeoastronomy archaeoastronomy. A section of Chaco Canyon National Historical Culture Park, NM, that has been occupied by both Anasazi and Navajo peoples, is being surveyed for http://www.csc.villanova.edu/~astronom/obs95/node11.html

Next: Fully Convective M Up: CURRENT RESEARCH Previous: ZAMS K-Dwarfs Archaeoastronomy A section of Chaco Canyon National Historical Culture Park, NM, that has been occupied by both Anasazi and Navajo peoples, is being surveyed for astronomically relevant features by Ambruster and A. Hull (OCA Applied Optics). Particularly evocative is the Navajo name for this area, which translates as sun moving across petroglyph . In December 1995, they confirmed a winter solstice alignment at an exceptionally rich early Navajo rock art site. Measurements from field work the previous summer had suggested that the winter solstice sun would rise in a formed by the visual intersection of a cliff on the distant southeastern horizon and a large foreground boulder containing two incised sun shields. This cliff, which is coincident with the winter solstice sunrise azimuth, is the most conspicuous horizon feature seen from this part of the canyon. Calculations further suggested that the sun would ascend along the ridge of the foreground boulder, which slopes upward at a angle from the horizontal. The actual sun at winter solstice performed as the measurements had implied, both in its rising position on the horizon, and in its slow march up the ridge of the boulder. It is not clear whether the important thing for the early Navajo observer was watching the morning sun ascend the boulder or, for the sake of eye comfort, keeping the rising sun just below the crest. However, the sky-related rock art (two sun shields, plus several drilled constellations) on the same panel with incised sacred (Yei) figures, strongly suggests the winter solstice sunrise was noted and commemorated here.

39. The Gilded Butterfly Megalithism and shamanism on Caprione s promontory recent studies. Lerici, Italy. http://www3.shiny.it/caprione/

Some years ago, while studying the morphology of Oscan and Celtic toponyms on the Caprione, the most eastern promontory of the Liguria Riviera ( Oscan etymology kaprum = scapegoat ) we have discovered five holy megalithic ( literal meaning = big stones ) places, not reciprocally visible. Using holism we performed geological analyses to demonstrate the presence of human work on creating these megalithic structures ( ) although these analyses cannot be used as a specific dating test they do show that there has been no recent anthropological action. We have checked that the megalithic places are located near faults, fractures, dolines, and ancient water springs. While studying connections between geology and geobiology, we have laid out the five holy megalithic places in a Nautical Chart ( I.I.M., 1995

40. Astrocrud Highlights of abuses of astronomy in archaeoastronomy. http://astunit.com/astrocrud/astrocrud.htm

This page last modified 2001 September 10 Astrocrud There is a growing fashion of using supposed astronomical evidence to validate claims for lost civilisations (LC), remarkable foreknowledge of astronomical events, etc. There is also the recurring crud about planetary alignments causing cataclysms on Earth. Almost all of this is just plain wrong and the so-called evidence from astronomy is usually hopelessly inaccurate. This part of the web site will, as I have time, try to correct some of the misinformation that is promulgated by the various species of alternative historians, doomsday predictors, etc.

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