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Cultural Astronomy 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. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/ecuip/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/ Heavenly Mathematics: Cultural Astronomy Heavenly Mathematics: Cultural Astronomy: An interdisciplinary course on cultural astronomy. The course has a goal of imparting an understanding of basic astronomical phenomena and an appreciation of their cultural significance throughout the world. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/heavenly.shtml Center for Archaeoastronomy Center for Archaeoastronomy: Founded in 1978 at the University of Maryland to advance research, education and public awareness of archaeoastronomy. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/index.html Archaeoastronomy: An Interview with David Dearborn Archaeoastronomy: An Interview with David Dearborn: Interview with David Dearnorn, a specialist in Peruvian Astronomy. (Archaeoastronomy) http://archaeology.about.com/cs/archaeoastronomy/a/dearborn.htm The Sophia Centre The Sophia Centre: The Centre for the Study of Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at Bath Spa University, UK (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/schools/historical-and-cultural-studies/sophia/ Ancient Tomb Captured Both Sun and Moon Ancient Tomb Captured Both Sun and Moon: A unique prehistoric tomb in Ireland has been revealed to align to both the midsummer Sun and the midwinter Moon. BBC article (Archaeoastronomy) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/313720.stm Chevalier's ASTR 341 Home Page Chevalier's ASTR 341 Home Page: Course notes for the Archaeoastronomy course at the University of Virginia, USA. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.astro.virginia.edu/class/chevalier/astr341/ Oldest Astronomical Monument Found Oldest Astronomical Monument Found: Discovery of a 6,500-year-old monument at Nabta, Egypt. BBC article. (Archaeoastronomy) http://news6.thdo.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_72000/72595.stm Cursus: solving a 6,000-year-old puzzle Cursus: solving a 6,000-year-old puzzle: An article from "British Archaeology" magazine arguing for an astronomical motive for the building of some cursus monuments in prehistoric Britain. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba69/feat1.shtml Ligustic archaeoastronomy Ligustic archaeoastronomy: Ligurian Archaeoastronomy, mainly in Italian but with some English and German translations. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.archaeoastronomy.it/index2.htm German site predates Stonehenge German site predates Stonehenge: A possible astronomical observatory has been found near Goseck, eastern Germany. From the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (English Edition). (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.faz.com/IN/INtemplates/eFAZ/docmain.asp?rub=%7BB1311FFE-FBFB-11D2-B228-00105A9CAF88%7D&doc=%7B5FBD3E06-AB92-4BE8-A2E3-52F038FFF746%7D The Shaw Butte Notebook The Shaw Butte Notebook: This site makes extensive use of Quicktime to describe and demonstrate the workings of an Hohokam observatory. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.amug.org/~sbplum/Shawindex.html Encounter with the Moon stone Encounter with the Moon stone: The BBC's science editor comes face to face with what is claimed to be the oldest map of the Moon ever made. (Archaeoastronomy) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1205638.stm Kitora Kofun - Japan Kitora Kofun - Japan: Referenced article exploring this ancient Japanese kofun (burial mound). Astrological charts have been determined from the "star paintings" inside the tomb. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/kitora.htm Carving the Cosmos Carving the Cosmos: Astronomical analysis of petroglyphs on sandstone panels, Arizona. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.viewzone.com/carving_cosmos.html Stones of Wonder 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. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.stonesofwonder.com/ An archaeoastronomy sensation from Germany? An archaeoastronomy sensation from Germany?: Report on the display of the Sky Disc of Nebra from The Cosmic Mirror #236. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~dfischer/mirror/236.html Temple Orientation and Heliacal Stars Temple Orientation and Heliacal Stars: Orientation of Greek and Egyptian temples and the role of astronomy in the setting of temple orientation. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.geocities.com/aleph135/temple15.html Aboriginal Star Knowledge Aboriginal Star Knowledge: Native American Astronomy, with a focus on Lakota star knowledge. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stars/starmenu.html Ice Age Star Map Discovered Ice Age Star Map Discovered: A controversial discovery of a 16,000-year-old "map of the night sky" in Lascaux caves. BBC article. (Archaeoastronomy) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/871930.stm The Material World The Material World: BBC Radio 4 interview on the methodology of archaeoastronomy with Prof. Clive Ruggles and Dr. Frank Prendergast. Requires Real Player. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/thematerialworld_20030501.shtml University of Massachusetts Sunwheel University of Massachusetts Sunwheel: A project to build a stone circle aligned to the sunrises and sunsets of the solstices and equinoxes, as well as the north pole star, for use by the community as a tool for education and outreach. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.umass.edu/sunwheel/index2.html Prehistoric Moon Map Unearthed Prehistoric Moon Map Unearthed: The BBC reports that astronomer Dr Philip Stooke has found a map of the moon in an Irish tomb that pre-dates the earliest known one by about 5000 years. (Archaeoastronomy) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/325290.stm Solar Astronomy in the Prehistoric Southwest Solar Astronomy in the Prehistoric Southwest: A slide show of Anasazi astronomical sites with extensive notes. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.hao.ucar.edu/public/education/archeoslides/index.html Big Dipper Little Dipper Stone Big Dipper Little Dipper Stone: Photograph of a sandstone artifact from Palo Alto California, and text which argues that marking carved into it are native represenations of the Big Dipper and Little Dipper. (Archaeoastronomy) http://snyder_kas.home.mindspring.com/Indian_Stones.html SEAC - the European Society For Astronomy In Culture SEAC - the European Society For Astronomy In Culture: Academic society with conferences and publications. English and French text. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.iac.es/seac/seac.html The Dogon and Sirius The Dogon and Sirius: A detailed examination of M. Griaule's 1950 paper "Un Systeme Soudanais de Sirius" in terms of both ethnography and astronomy. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.geocities.com/martinclutt/index.html ISAAC - International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture ISAAC - International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture: Contact details for this international academic society. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/isaac.html BBC - Radio 4 - Stars In Their Eyes BBC - Radio 4 - Stars In Their Eyes: Rajesh Mirchandani looks at the ancient cosmologies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and India. Requires Real Player. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/starsineyes.shtml Ancient Astronomy Ancient Astronomy: An interactive atlas of the world links to the archaeoastronomy and multicultural cosmology of ancient times. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.astronomy.pomona.edu/archeo/index.html Die Himmelsscheibe von Nebra (The Sky Disc of Nebra) 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. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.archlsa.de/sterne/ How the Shaman Stole the Moon 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. (Archaeoastronomy) http://faculty.washington.edu/wcalvin/bk6/ BBC World Service: The Stargazers of Ancient Egypt BBC World Service: The Stargazers of Ancient Egypt: Dr Kate Spence's theory of the cardinal alignment of Great Pyramid explained. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sci_tech/highlights/001116_pyramids.shtml JC Holbrook's Publications and Web projects JC Holbrook's Publications and Web projects: A variety of projects ranging from African Astronomy to Zodiac Mosaics. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.u.arizona.edu/~holbrook/wproj.html Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) Phase IV 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. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.mtsn.tn.it/astrofili/mat/puerta/ Megalithic Sites of Great Britain Megalithic Sites of Great Britain: Re-evaluation of the existence of the Megalithic Calendar proposed by Alexander Thom. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.megalithicsites.co.uk Star Myths and Constellation Lore Star Myths and Constellation Lore: Supporting website for the book by Dr. Theony Condos. Includes sample chapter and links. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.cosmopolis.com/star-myths/ Selected Bibliographical References on Mesoamerican Archaeoastronomy Selected Bibliographical References on Mesoamerican Archaeoastronomy: Bibliographical companion to a Mayan Archaeoastronomy course run by Tulane University. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.tulane.edu/~anthro/other/archastro.html Archaeo-astronomical hypotheses on some Ligurian engravings Archaeo-astronomical hypotheses on some Ligurian engravings: Study of rupestral engravings in Italy. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.archaeoastronomy.it/archaeo-astronomical_hypotheses_on_some_ligurian_engravings2.htm Cosmic link to stone circles Cosmic link to stone circles: Ancient stone circles and tombs in Ireland align with the Sun and the Moon, say astronomers. BBC Article (Archaeoastronomy) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2928043.stm Indiana Jones and the Astronomers of Yore Indiana Jones and the Astronomers of Yore: Introduction to basic archaeoastronomical concepts with examples from across the world. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/31/31.html A Critical Look at Archaeoastronomy and the Anasazi Culture of the American Southwest A Critical Look at Archaeoastronomy and the Anasazi Culture of the American Southwest: An overview of the theoretical foundations of archaeoastronomy with a case study of the Anazazi Culture. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/6265/papers/theory/archaeoastronomy.html AR315 Lecture Timetable AR315 Lecture Timetable: Archaeoastronomy Lecture notes and photographs from Leicester University. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.le.ac.uk/archaeology/rug/AR315/leclist.html Dioptra 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. (Archaeoastronomy) http://members.tripod.com/Bluestar_4/Dioptra.html Loughcrew Megalithic Cairns - Ireland Loughcrew Megalithic Cairns - Ireland: An introduction the to astronomical theories surrounding these Irish Neolithic Cairns. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.knowth.com/loughcrew.htm The Sophia Project The Sophia Project: A project run by the Sophia Trust to advance the scholarly study of astrology and cultural astronomy in British institutions of higher education. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.sophia-project.org.uk/ Aztec Astronomy and Observation of Nature Aztec Astronomy and Observation of Nature: Explains how the alignment of some of the temples illustrated the spring solar equinox, the relationship to the stories of the gods, and the calendar systems. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.artcamp.com.mx/AZ/1.html Sites in Asuka, Japan Sites in Asuka, Japan: Stone relics and monuments, of unknown age or origin, with possible Solstitial and/or Principle Term alignments. With photos. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/asukas.htm Stone Age Astronomy: Mythical Ireland Stone Age Astronomy: Mythical Ireland: New information and research about the astronomy of the Irish Stone Age, plus sections on the movements of the heavenly bodies and links to other sites. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.mythicalireland.com/astronomy/index.html Pathfinder - Ancient American Calendar 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. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.archaeoastronomy.com/Pathfinder/index.html Archaeoastronomy.com Archaeoastronomy.com: Overview of archaeoastronomy. Includes maps, almanacs and video archive. (Archaeoastronomy) http://archaeoastronomy.com/ Southern Stars: Aboriginal Astronomy Southern Stars: Aboriginal Astronomy: Evidence of highly complex astronomy within Australian Aboriginal society. (Archaeoastronomy) http://library.thinkquest.org/C005462 Lithuanian Ethnoastronomy Lithuanian Ethnoastronomy: An online book of the folkore in Lithuania surrounding the sun, moon and stars by Jonas Vaiðkûnas. (Archaeoastronomy) http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/eastr/eastr_c.html Archaeoastronomy Archaeoastronomy: Dr. Cornelius Holtorf ponders the relationship of Archaeoastronomy to the megaliths of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. (Archaeoastronomy) https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/citd/holtorf/5.3.4.html Germany's Sky Disk seen as key for archaeoastronomy Germany's Sky Disk seen as key for archaeoastronomy: A description of the Sky Disc of Nebra from The Cosmic Mirror #243 (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~dfischer/mirror/243.html Archaeoastronomy and the Search for Ancient Observatories Archaeoastronomy and the Search for Ancient Observatories: Brief overview of the use of astronomy in different ancient cultures across the world. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.uiowa.edu/~anthro/webcourse/lost/projects97/Archae.html Ethnoastronomy of the Lakota Ethnoastronomy of the Lakota: Dr. Mark Hollabaugh presents his ethnographic research of Lakota astronomy. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.nr.cc.mn.us/physics/Lakota/default.htm Starlore Starlore: Homepage of Paul Curnow with information on native astronomies, in particular the astronomy of the Aboriginal people of Australia. (Archaeoastronomy) http://ching.apana.org.au/~paulc/index.html Scientific American: Circles for Space Scientific American: Circles for Space: An article on how a German "Stonehenge" may be the world's oldest observatory. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?SID=mail&articleID=000CDCCF-1783-1FA8-95ED83414B7F0000&chanID=sa004 Lakota Ethnoastronomy Lakota Ethnoastronomy: Well referenced article by Steven Mizrach upon astronomy as practiced by the Lakota. (Archaeoastronomy) http://www.fiu.edu/~mizrachs/lakota.htm Pyramids Lined Up With The Stars Pyramids Lined Up With The Stars: British Egyptologist puts forward an astronomical theory for the northern alignment of the Great Pyramid at Giza. BBC article. (Archaeoastronomy) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1024779.stm