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Medicine Wheel: Medicine wheel, Sacred architecture, Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Ritual, Spirituality, Magic circle, Mandala, New Age, Wicca, Paganism, ... Discourse, World, Exegesis, Archaeoastronomy Archaeoastronomy The Bulletin, January - March 1981 by John B. (ed) Carlson, 1981 Ancient Astronomy: Zodiac, Archaeoastronomy, Flat Earth, Antikythera Mechanism, Metonic Cycle, Maya Calendar, Counter-Earth, Almagest Archaeological Sub-Disciplines: Archaeoastronomy Archaeoastronomy The Bulletin, April-June 1981 by John B. (ed) Carlson, 1981 ARCHAEOASTRONOMY & ETHNOASTRONOMY NEWS by S. Iwaniszewski, 1994 Archaeoastronomy The Bulletin, Spring 1979 by John B.; Williamson, Ray A. (eds) Carlson, 1979 Archaeoastronomy The Bulletin, July - September 1981 by John B. (ed) Carlson, 1981 Archaeoastronomy Vomlume V, Number 3 by John B. Carlson, 1982 Archaeoastronomy Volume IV, Number 2 by John B. (editor) Carlson, 1981-01-01 Archaeoastronomy: An entry from Thomson Gale's <i>Gale Encyclopedia of Science, 3rd ed.</i> by Marjorie Pannell, 2004 Archaeoastronomy The Bulletin, April - June 1980 by John B.) Carlson, 1980 History of Astrology: Zodiac, History of Astronomy, Classical Element, Archaeoastronomy, Zoroaster, Geocentric Model, Antikythera Mechanism Archaeoastronomy: Antikythera Mechanism, Machu Picchu, Teotihuacan, Maeshowe, Borobudur, Chichen Itza, Prehistoric Orkney, Tiwanaku, Angkor Wat

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41. Archaeoastronomy - Includipedia, The Inclusionist Encyclopaedia
    archaeoastronomy (also spelled archeoastronomy) is the study of ancient or traditional astronomies in their cultural context, utilising archaeological and anthropological evidence.  
    http://www.includipedia.com/wiki/Archaeoastronomy
    
    Extractions: Jump to: navigation search Image:Summer Solstice Sunrise over Stonehenge 2005.jpg The sun rising over Stonehenge at the 2005 Summer Solstice Image:Newgrange ireland 750px.jpg The rising sun illuminates the inner chamber of Newgrange , Ireland, only at the winter solstice. Archaeoastronomy (also spelled archeoastronomy ) is the study of ancient or traditional astronomies in their cultural context, utilising archaeological and anthropological evidence. The anthropological study of astronomical practices in contemporary societies is often called ethnoastronomy, although there is no consensus as to whether ethnoastronomy is a separate discipline or is a part of archaeoastronomy. Archaeoastronomy is also closely associated with historical astronomy , the use of historical records of heavenly events to answer astronomical problems and the history of astronomy , which uses written records to evaluate past astronomical traditions. In 1927, decades before archaeoastronomy had grown up enough to even learn its modern name

42. . ! ALISON'S ASTROLOGY PAGE; ARCHAEOASTRONOMY, ASTROLOGY & ANCIENT EGYPT
    A consideration of the role of the Pyramids in a astronomical plan for Giza  
    http://www.alisonmoroney.com/

43. Archaeoastronomy
    This page links to sites that contain archaeoastronomy information.  
    http://www.cyberpursuits.com/archeo/archaeoastronomy.asp
    
    Extractions: CyberPursuits Main Page Guides and More Regions Africa Australia and Oceania British Isles Egyptology Continental Europe Far East Central Asia Near and Middle East North America North Atlantic Topics Food and Diet Tools and Materials Underwater/Maritime Archaeoastronomy Geoarchaeology Megaliths Art in Archaeology Legal Issues Programs Academic Organizations Resources Publications and News Books Film and Photography Art and Posters Software and Games Search ArchNet The links on this web site are provided for reference purposes. CyberPursuits has no control over the content of off-site links and cannot be held responsible for any harm real or perceived incurred as a result of launching to another site through a URL located on this Web site. All links leave the site and open a new window Archaeologic.com - Archaeoastronomy

44. University Of Leicester: Courses In Archaeoastronomy
    Courses in archaeoastronomy at the University of Leicester Last Updated 19 May 2006 1257. Information provided by Professor Clive Ruggles.  
    http://www.le.ac.uk/ar/rug/aa/faq.html
    
    Extractions: What are archaeoastronomy and cultural astronomy? Archaeoastronomy is the study of beliefs and practices concerning the sky in the past, and especially in prehistory, and the uses to which people's knowledge of the skies were put. It uses archaeological and historical methods to investigate past astronomies. Ethnoastronomy is similar to archaoastronomy, except that it focuses upon more modern societies through the methods of anthropology, ethnography and sociology. Since there is no clear dividing line between the two fields, the term "cultural astronomy" has emerged which encompasses both. Astronomical alignments at Stonehenge, Mayan tables of eclipses and the motions of Venus, and why modern people still believe in astrology are among the topics covered in current research in these fields.

45. International Organisations For Archaeoastronomy / Cultural Astronomy
    Provides general information for the European Society for Astronomy in Culture and International Society for archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture.  
    http://www.le.ac.uk/archaeology/rug/aa/gen/r2.html
    
    Extractions: Clive Ruggles , Leicester University. (SEAC) was formed in 1992, and holds annual meetings in late August/early September. These have been held in Strasbourg (1992), Smolyan, Bulgaria (1993), Bochum, Germany (1994), Sibiu, Romania (1995) and Salamanca, Spain (1996). The 1997 meeting will be held in Gdansk, Poland. The current officers of SEAC are: President, Clive Ruggles, UK; Secretary, Stanislaw Iwaniszewski, Poland; Treasurer, Wolfhard Schlosser, Germany. The other members of the Executive Committee are: Alexander Gurshtein (Russia), Carlos Jaschek (Spain), Eduardo Proverbio (Italy), Magdalena Stavinschi (Romania) and Alexey Stoev (Bulgaria). Further information may be obtained from Stanislaw Iwaniszewski, iwan%plearn.bitnet@searn.sunet.se. See also SEAC's home page An Organizing Committee drawn from Europe and the Americas has recently established this new scholarly society for promoting the interdisciplinary study of astronomical practice within human societies and for furthering research into the cultural significance of astronomical knowledge. An international group of scholars from scientific and humanistic disciplines, with established reputations in this area, have been established as Founding Members and are currently considering their first nominations for Ordinary Membership. Archaeoastronomy forms only part of the society's name; it does not intend to focus narrowly on archaeological studies or on prehistory, but will provide a bridge among scholars who examine astronomy in its varied cultural contexts. It is hoped that the society will complement existing national and regional groups, scholarly publications and meetings by providing a representative institutional structure to ensure the continued growth of a shared area of scholarly research.

46. Archaeoastronomy
    Table of Contents. archaeoastronomy Equitorial Coordinates Understanding the Seasons Questions. Intro to Astronomy Misconceptions  
    http://www.astronomy.org/astronomy-survival/archae.html
    
    Extractions: Archaeoastronomy Archaeoastronomy is the practical use of astronomy as it applies to early cultures. It is of interest to astronomers and archaeologists because it encompasses the study of astronomical principles employed in ancient works of architecture (sometimes referred to as astroarchaeology) as well as the practice of astronomy and methods of observations among ancient peoples. ORIGINS OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS The importance of astronomy to all ancient cultures stemmed from a practical need to establish a precise method for telling time, monitoring agricultural events, performing religious ceremonies, and regulating governmental activities. Early people discovered that the systematic progression of the seasons was matched to the rhythmic motions of the heavens, and that the sky was a far more accurate indicator of these cycles than making systematic observations of the weather. People realized that the movement of the sun across the sky could fix the day and its divisions, while the changing phases of the moon established the month ("moonth" in Old English). By observing the rising or setting of a specific star when near the sun (heliacal rising or setting), the year could be defined. And, because there were seven objects which moved against the starry background; five planets, the moon, and the sun, the popular notion of the week came to fore.

47. Archaeoastronomy
    The rising sun illuminates the inner chamber of Newgrange, Ireland, only at the winter solstice.  
    http://schools-wikipedia.org/wp/a/Archaeoastronomy.htm
    
    Extractions: The rising sun illuminates the inner chamber of Newgrange, Ireland, only at the winter solstice. Archaeoastronomy (also spelled archeoastronomy ) is the study of how peoples in the past "have understood the phenomena in the sky, how they used phenomena in the sky and what role the sky played in their cultures ." Clive Ruggles argues it specifically is not the study of ancient astronomy , as astronomy is a culturally specific concept and ancient peoples may have related to the sky in a different way. It is often twinned with ethnoastronomy , the anthropological study of skywatching in contemporary societies. Archaeoastronomy is also closely associated with historical astronomy, the use of historical records of heavenly events to answer astronomical problems and the history of astronomy, which uses written records to evaluate past astronomical traditions. Archaeoastronomy uses a variety of methods to uncover evidence of past practices including astronomy, statistics and probability, anthropology, and history as well as archaeology. Because these methods are so diverse and pull data from such different sources the problem of integrating them into a coherent argument has been a long-term issue for archaeoastronomers. Archaeoastronomy fills complementary niches to landscape archaeology and cognitive archaeology. Material evidence and its connection to the sky can reveal how a wider landscape can be integrated into beliefs about the cycles of nature, such as Mayan astronomy and its relationship with the agriculture. Other examples which have brought together ideas of cognition and landscape include studies of the cosmic order embedded in the roads of settlements.

48. ISAAC And OXFORD-9 Conference
    ISAAC The International Society for archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture  
    http://www1.archaeoastronomy.org/
    
    Extractions: Forgot login? No account yet? Register OXFORD IX sponsors Asociación Cultural Peruano Británica Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú International Astronomical Union International Union for the History and Philosophy of Science, Division of the History of Science and Technology ... Contact us Powered by Schultz IT Solutions and maintained by Clive Ruggles on behalf of ISAAC

49. Archaeoastronomy - Definition Of Archaeoastronomy By The Free Online Dictionary,
    ar chae o as tron o my ( r kstr n-m) n. The study of the knowledge, interpretations, and practices of ancient cultures regarding celestial objects or phenomena.  
    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/archaeoastronomy

50. Archaeoastronomy In The American Southwest
    archaeoastronomy in the American Southwest. Special CPLUHNA essay by Bryan C. Bates. Knowledge of celestial patterns and the attribution of those powers to different  
    http://cpluhna.nau.edu/People/sw_archaeoastronomy.htm
    
    Extractions: Anglo Settlement Special CP-LUHNA essay by Bryan C. Bates Knowledge of celestial patterns and the attribution of those powers to different gods may have migrated along migratory and trade routes throughout the American Southwest. At Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico, several calendar systems have been documented with numerous connections to the culture. At the Great Kiva, Casa Rinconada, the summer solstice sun rises through a window and cast light into a cubbyhole across the axis of this ceremonial chamber. There is a question as to whether the alignment was intentionally created by the ancient Chacoans as the Park Service reconstructed the window in the 1940s. Second, the Equinox sun rises over the eastern cliff and splits the Kiva into two equal halves, symbolic of the Equinox ceremony known amongst some of the Puebloan people . Elsewhere

51. Archaeoastronomy At Stonehenge
    Already in the 18th century the British antiquarian William Stukeley (16871765) had noticed that the horseshoe of great Trilithons and the horseshoe of 19 Bluestones at Stonehenge  
    http://witcombe.sbc.edu/stonehenge/archaeoastronomy.html
    
    Extractions: Professor, Department of Art History, Sweet Briar College , Virginia Already in the 18th century the British antiquarian William Stukeley (1687-1765) had noticed that the horseshoe of great Trilithons and the horseshoe of 19 Bluestones at Stonehenge opened up in the direction of the midsummer sunrise. It was quickly surmised that the monument must have been deliberately oriented and planned so that on midsummer's morning the sun rose directly over the Heel Stone and the first rays shone into the centre of the monument between the open arms of the horseshoe arrangement. and a photograph of the sun rising over the Heel Stone This discovery had a tremendous impact on how Stonehenge has been interpreted. For Stukeley in the 18th century and for the British astronomer Sir Norman Lockyer (1836-1920) in the first years of the 20th century, the alignment implied a ritualistic connection with sun worship and it was generally concluded that Stonehenge was constructed as a temple to the sun. More recently, though, the astronomer

52. Center For Archaeoastronomy: Archaeoastronomy Links
    archaeoastronomy Resources from our Editors. Clive Ruggles' Archaeology Resource is a great site for lessons, links, and hundreds of images relating to archaeoastronomy.  
    http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/archaslinks.html
    
    Extractions: 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 Archaeoastronomy Resources from our Editors Center for Archaeoastronomy Publications includes ARCHAEOASTRONOMY: The Journal of Astronomy in Culture, special history of science and archaeoastronomy books, and the Oxford Conference collections. Journal for the History of Astronomy: Archaeoastronomy Supplement Ocarina Books has been distributing archaeoastronomy books since 1995.

53. Category:Archaeoastronomy - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
    Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. A +  
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    Extractions: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search The main article for this category is Archaeoastronomy Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Archaeoastronomy This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes ( learn more M cont.

54. 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  
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    Extractions: Welcome 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. The American Southwest was one of the early and fruitful areas of cultural astronomy study, and remains so to this day. However, the opportunity for professional and avocational archaeoastronomers to share their research has been limited. To mark the International Year of Astronomy 2009, and to provide a forum to promote research and a better understanding of the cultural significance of astronomical knowledge among American Southwest cultures, the first biennial Conference on Archaeoastronomy of the American Southwest (CAASW) was held from June 11-13, 2009.  The theme of the conference, held in Camp Verde, Arizona, was "Creating Sustainability in American Southwest Archaeoastronomy Research."

55. Archaeoastronomy: Facts, Discussion Forum, And Encyclopedia Article
    archaeoastronomy (also spelled archeoastronomy) is the study of how past people have understood the phenomena  
    http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Archaeoastronomy
    
    Extractions: Home Discussion Topics Dictionary ... Login Archaeoastronomy Discussion Ask a question about ' Archaeoastronomy Start a new discussion about ' Archaeoastronomy Answer questions from other users Full Discussion Forum Encyclopedia Archaeoastronomy (also spelled archeoastronomy ) is the study of how past people "have understood the phenomena Phenomenon A phenomenon is any observable occurrence. In popular usage, a phenomenon often refers to an extraordinary event. In scientific usage, a phenomenon is any event that is observable, however commonplace it might be, even if it requires the use of instrumentation to observe it... in the sky, how they used phenomena in the sky and what role the sky played in their culture Culture Culture is a term that has different meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions... s." Clive Ruggles Clive Ruggles Clive L. N. Ruggles is a British astronomer, archaeologist and academic, regarded as one of the leading figures in the field of archaeoastronomy and the author of numerous academic and popular works on the subject. Ruggles is Emeritus Professor of Archaeoastronomy at the School of Archaeology and...

56. Archaeoastronomy: Curriculum Unit On Trigonometry
    Return to Archeoastronomy Index Page. archaeoastronomy . Curriculum Unit on Trigonometry. Jim Dudley. Background. Trigonometry as it is used and taught today has little relationship to the  
    http://www.unm.edu/~abqteach/ArcheoCUs/99-01-03.htm
    
    Extractions: Return to Archeoastronomy Index Page Archaeoastronomy Curriculum Unit on Trigonometry Jim Dudley Background Trigonometry as it is used and taught today has little relationship to the cultural context in which it originated. In order to undertake sea voyages to distant shores, fifteenth century navigators needed maps. Getting accurate maps and charts required better ways of calculating angles and distances. Trigonometry emerged together with advances in technology and the desire for evangelization and trade from the emerging capitalist spirit in small Mediterranean kingdoms in the 1400s. The trigonometry developed at that time allowed anyone with tables of the sine, cosine, and tangent functions and an accurate way to measure angle and distance to calculate unreachable angles, distances, and areas. It enabled Columbus to track his position and movement well enough to sail the 3500 miles west from Cadiz, in Spain, to Hispaniola, in the Americas. All this was done by the "right triangle trig" now usually given little emphasis in mathematics textbooks. (This is the trig where the sine of an angle in a right triangle is defined as the ratio of the side opposite that angle to the hypotenuse of the right triangle. The cosine ratio for that angle is side adjacent to hypotenuse, and the tangent's ratio is side opposite to side adjacent.) In the late 20th century, however, map making depends upon aerial photography rather than trigonometry. And modern applications of trigonometry have moved on to modeling periodic motion, angular velocity and momentum, and solids of rotation.

57. Archaeoastronomy
    archaeoastronomy. What's WITH Those Stones? This Page is a project for an Astronomy course At Plymouth State College during the Spring Semester of 1998.  
    http://oz.plymouth.edu/~sci_ed/Turski/Courses/Astronomy/Projects/chrisd/archaeo.
    
    Extractions: What Is Archaeoastronomy? Archaeoastronomy is still a very new area of study with a number of different definitions. Factors determining the definition depends on the approach you are taking. Being Theoretical - Dealing With Practical Applications Within a Modern or Ancient Framework - Dealing in General Investigative Research Or Offshoots or Sub-Disciplines of the Field Generally, it can be defined as the astronomical analysis of archaeological features. Overall, it is devoted to determining the nature and extent of early mans astronomical knowledge. There are other names for archaeoastronomy such as astro-archaeology, astronomical archaeology, and archaeological astronomy. Primarily they mean the same thing as are derived from Astro, meaning star and Archaeo meaning ancient Archaeoastronomy is an interdisciplinary approach involving areas of cultural anthropology, astronomy, mythology, engineering, folklore, navigation, prehistoric art, navigation, land surveying, philology, and geography. Archaeoastronomy developed as a result of the question - Could ancient man have built stone structures to measure, or at least account for movements of the sun, moon, and other celestial objects?

58. History Of Astronomy: Topics: Archaeoastronomy, Ancient Astronomy And Ethnoastro
    AEON Journal of myth and science devoted to the collection and exploration of archaeoastronomical traditions. To be used with caution! America's Stonehenge  
    http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/hist_astr/ha_items_archaeo.html
    
    Extractions: Ancient Near Eastern Astronomy (7 Sep 1998: disappeared) Annotated Bibliography for Catastrophism: Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy, and Ethnoastronomy Archaeoastronomy Archaeoastronomy Archaeoastronomy (links) Archaeoastronomy: An Interview with David Dearborn Archaeogeodesy, A Key to Prehistory , by James Q. Jacobs Astro-archeology Astronomische Kalender [aus der Steinzeit in Gotland] (in German) Astronomy in Babylon Aztec Astronomy: Find documents with Alta Vista Babylonian Planetary Theory and the Heliocentric Concept , by John N. Harris Ballochroy Books on archaeoastronomy Center for Archaeoastronomy A Central Texas Sun Dagger (See also the figures Chaco Canyon Chinese Artifact Provides Clue to Earth's Rotation On the dating of a solar eclipse seen in China in the year 1302 B.C. with the help of inscriptions on oracle bones

59. Home - Seana Elizabeth Fenner Von Fenneberg
    Seana Elizabeth Fenner von Fenneberg has recently authored the textbook archaeoastronomy through the Ages, which will be published in 2012. Her next project, already underway, is a  
    http://archaeoastronomy-textbook.com/
    
    Extractions: Fenner's career experience includes having worked as an operating assistant for the NASA Infrared Telescope on top of Mauna Kea (the White Mountain) in Hawaii and as a lecturer for the physics and astronomy department at the University of Hawaii , where she has created and taught two archaeoastronomy courses: Archaeoastronomy and Renaissance Astronomy and the Age of Exploration. Archaeological fieldwork and research expeditions, mostly in Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, the U.K., and the Middle East, have also formed a large part of her work. In Hawaii, she has arranged archaeoastronomical field trips for her students featuring Polynesian celestial navigation in Hawaiian voyaging canoes, stargazing at the summit of Mauna Kea and visits to ancient Hawaiian navigational heiaus (temples). Fenner has served as a lecturer for the Harvard Museum of Natural History on a round-the-world archaeoastronomy expedition, exploring sites in Egypt, Cambodia, Rapanui (Easter Island), India, Papua New Guinea, the U.K., Dubai, Samoa, Guatemala and Peru. Her latest fieldwork project was a study of the ancient megalithic henge at Callanish in the Outer Hebrides where she studied the “capturing the Moon” effect created by ancient astronomers that occurs once every two decades.

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