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112 Listings - DR (10/10)112 Listings - DR (10/10) AR315 Lecture Timetable - http://www.le.ac.uk/archaeology/rug/AR315/leclist.html
Archaeoastronomy Lecture notes and photographs from Leicester University.
67 Listings - DR (10/10)67 Listings - DR (10/10) Ancient African Skies - http://www.space.com/searchforlife/050407_seti_african.html
An article on the Borana Calendar by Laurance Doyle of the SETI Institute.
2,839 Listings - DR (10/10)2,839 Listings - DR (10/10) Archaeoastronomy: An Interview with David Dearborn - http://archaeology.about.com/cs/archaeoastronomy/a/dearborn.htm
Interview with David Dearnorn, a specialist in Peruvian Astronomy.
34,428 Listings - DR (10/10)34,428 Listings - DR (10/10) Dioptra - http://members.tripod.com/Bluestar_4/Dioptra.html
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.
129 Listings - DR (9/10)129 Listings - DR (9/10) Sites in Asuka, Japan - http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/asukas.htm
Stone relics and monuments, of unknown age or origin, with possible Solstitial and/or Principle Term alignments. With photos.
129 Listings - DR (9/10)129 Listings - DR (9/10) Kitora Kofun - Japan - http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/kitora.htm
Referenced article exploring this ancient Japanese kofun (burial mound). Astrological charts have been determined from the "star paintings" inside the tomb.
1,016 Listings - DR (8/10)1,016 Listings - DR (8/10) Big Dipper Little Dipper Stone - http://snyder_kas.home.mindspring.com/Indian_Stones.html
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.
67 Listings - DR (8/10)67 Listings - DR (8/10) Scientific American: Circles for Space - http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?SID=mail&articleID=000CDCCF-1783-1FA8-95ED83414B7F0000&chanID=sa004
An article on how a German "Stonehenge" may be the world's oldest observatory.
7 Listings - DR (7/10)7 Listings - DR (7/10) Carving the Cosmos - http://www.viewzone.com/carving_cosmos.html
Astronomical analysis of petroglyphs on sandstone panels, Arizona.
766 Listings - DR (7/10)766 Listings - DR (7/10) JC Holbrook's Publications and Web projects - http://www.u.arizona.edu/~holbrook/wproj.html
A variety of projects ranging from African Astronomy to Zodiac Mosaics.
1,268 Listings - DR (6/10)1,268 Listings - DR (6/10) Chevalier's ASTR 341 Home Page - http://www.astro.virginia.edu/class/chevalier/astr341/
Course notes for the Archaeoastronomy course at the University of Virginia, USA.
5,174 Listings - DR (6/10)5,174 Listings - DR (6/10) Prehistoric Moon Map Unearthed - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/325290.stm
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.
5,174 Listings - DR (6/10)5,174 Listings - DR (6/10) Encounter with the Moon stone - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1205638.stm
The BBC's science editor comes face to face with what is claimed to be the oldest map of the Moon ever made.
5,174 Listings - DR (6/10)5,174 Listings - DR (6/10) Ice Age Star Map Discovered - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/871930.stm
A controversial discovery of a 16,000-year-old "map of the night sky" in Lascaux caves. BBC article.
5,174 Listings - DR (6/10)5,174 Listings - DR (6/10) Ancient Tomb Captured Both Sun and Moon - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/313720.stm
A unique prehistoric tomb in Ireland has been revealed to align to both the midsummer Sun and the midwinter Moon. BBC article
5,174 Listings - DR (6/10)5,174 Listings - DR (6/10) Pyramids Lined Up With The Stars - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1024779.stm
British Egyptologist puts forward an astronomical theory for the northern alignment of the Great Pyramid at Giza. BBC article.
5,174 Listings - DR (6/10)5,174 Listings - DR (6/10) Cosmic link to stone circles - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2928043.stm
Ancient stone circles and tombs in Ireland align with the Sun and the Moon, say astronomers. BBC Article
5,174 Listings - DR (6/10)5,174 Listings - DR (6/10) Oldest Astronomical Monument Found - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/72595.stm
Discovery of a 6,500-year-old monument at Nabta, Egypt. BBC article.
5,174 Listings - DR (6/10)5,174 Listings - DR (6/10) BBC - Radio 4 - Stars In Their Eyes - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/starsineyes.shtml
Rajesh Mirchandani looks at the ancient cosmologies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and India. Requires Real Player.
5,174 Listings - DR (6/10)5,174 Listings - DR (6/10) BBC World Service: The Stargazers of Ancient Egypt - http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sci_tech/highlights/001116_pyramids.shtml
Dr Kate Spence's theory of the cardinal alignment of Great Pyramid explained.
5,174 Listings - DR (6/10)5,174 Listings - DR (6/10) The Material World - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/thematerialworld_20030501.shtml
BBC Radio 4 interview on the methodology of archaeoastronomy with Prof. Clive Ruggles and Dr. Frank Prendergast. Requires Real Player.
74 Listings - DR (6/10)74 Listings - DR (6/10) German Site Predates Stonehenge - http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_49311.html
A possible astronomical observatory has been found near Goseck, eastern Germany. From the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (English Edition).
On Target - DR (6/10)On Target - DR (6/10) Stone Age Astronomy: Mythical Ireland - http://www.mythicalireland.com/astronomy/index.html
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.
On Target - DR (6/10)On Target - DR (6/10) Archaeoastronomy - http://www.cloudbait.com/archaeoastronomy.html
Well developed site featuring articles and photographs on a number of significant sites and their Archaeoastronomy
29 Listings - DR (6/10)29 Listings - DR (6/10) Ancient Astronomy - http://www.astronomy.pomona.edu/archeo/index.html
An interactive atlas of the world links to the archaeoastronomy and multicultural cosmology of ancient times.
8 Listings - DR (5/10)8 Listings - DR (5/10) How the Shaman Stole the Moon - http://www.williamcalvin.com/bk6/
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.
On Target - DR (5/10)On Target - DR (5/10) Stones of Wonder - http://www.stonesofwonder.com/
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.
115 Listings - DR (5/10)115 Listings - DR (5/10) Lakota Ethnoastronomy - http://www.fiu.edu/~mizrachs/lakota.htm
Well referenced article by Steven Mizrach upon astronomy as practiced by the Lakota.
9 Listings - DR (4/10)9 Listings - DR (4/10) The Shaw Butte Notebook - http://www.amug.org/~sbplum/Shawindex.html
This site makes extensive use of Quicktime to describe and demonstrate the workings of an Hohokam observatory.
690 Listings - DR (4/10)690 Listings - DR (4/10) Southern Stars: Aboriginal Astronomy - http://library.thinkquest.org/C005462
Evidence of highly complex astronomy within Australian Aboriginal society.
690 Listings - DR (4/10)690 Listings - DR (4/10) Archaeoastronomy - http://library.thinkquest.org/C0118421
A comprehensive introduction to archaeoastronomy including a look at various people groups and case studies of sites.
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) Parowan Gap displays yearly spectacle - http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2005/06/20/news/regional/b8f86fc05af1d908872570260079edb6.txt
A news story on a solsticial alignment at a petroglyph site in Utah.
13 Listings - DR (4/10)13 Listings - DR (4/10) Indiana Jones and the Astronomers of Yore - http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/31/31.html
Introduction to basic archaeoastronomical concepts with examples from across the world.
126 Listings - DR (4/10)126 Listings - DR (4/10) Solar Astronomy in the Prehistoric Southwest - http://www.hao.ucar.edu/Public/education/archeoslides/archeoIndex.html
A slide show of Anasazi astronomical sites with extensive notes.
565 Listings - DR (4/10)565 Listings - DR (4/10) Center for Archaeoastronomy - http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/index.html
Founded in 1978 at the University of Maryland to advance research, education and public awareness of archaeoastronomy.
565 Listings - DR (4/10)565 Listings - DR (4/10) ISAAC - International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture - http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/isaac.html
Contact details for this international academic society.
98,188 Listings - DR (3/10)98,188 Listings - DR (3/10) A Critical Look at Archaeoastronomy and the Anasazi Culture of the American Southwest - http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/6265/papers/theory/archaeoastronomy.html
An overview of the theoretical foundations of archaeoastronomy with a case study of the Anazazi Culture.
98,188 Listings - DR (3/10)98,188 Listings - DR (3/10) Temple Orientation and Heliacal Stars - http://www.geocities.com/aleph135/temple15.html
Orientation of Greek and Egyptian temples and the role of astronomy in the setting of temple orientation.
98,188 Listings - DR (3/10)98,188 Listings - DR (3/10) The Dogon and Sirius - http://www.geocities.com/martinclutt/index.html
A detailed examination of M. Griaule's 1950 paper "Un Systeme Soudanais de Sirius" in terms of both ethnography and astronomy.
On Target - DR (3/10)On Target - DR (3/10) Loughcrew Megalithic Cairns - Ireland - http://www.knowth.com/loughcrew.htm
An introduction the to astronomical theories surrounding these Irish Neolithic Cairns.
48 Listings - DR (2/10)48 Listings - DR (2/10) Aboriginal Star Knowledge - http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stars/starmenu.html
Native American Astronomy, with a focus on Lakota star knowledge.
657 Listings - DR (2/10)657 Listings - DR (2/10) Archaeoastronomy - https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/citd/holtorf/5.3.4.html
Dr. Cornelius Holtorf ponders the relationship of Archaeoastronomy to the megaliths of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
54 Listings - DR (2/10)54 Listings - DR (2/10) Cursus: solving a 6,000-year-old puzzle - http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba69/feat1.shtml
An article from "British Archaeology" magazine arguing for an astronomical motive for the building of some cursus monuments in prehistoric Britain.
On Target - DR (2/10)On Target - DR (2/10) Pathfinder - Ancient American Calendar - http://archaeoastronomy.com/pathfinder.html
Observe video of light/shadow interplay on 1,000+ year old rock art marking equinox sunrise at a remote, newly discovered Colorado site.
On Target - DR (2/10)On Target - DR (2/10) Sundial, calendar and Khmer temples - http://www.sundial.thai-isan-lao.com/
Determination of the orientation of ancient Khmer temples based on solar observations. Presents the data for several sites.
960 Listings - DR (2/10)960 Listings - DR (2/10) Cultural Astronomy - http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/diglib/science/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.
On Target - DR (2/10)On Target - DR (2/10) Alun - http://archaeoastronomy.co.uk/
Alun Salt's weblog, musing on archaeoastronomy.
On Target - DR (2/10)On Target - DR (2/10) Archaeoastronomy - http://www.bluhorizonlines.org/
Introduction to Irish megalithic complexes; includes future astronomical sight times.
87 Listings - DR (2/10)87 Listings - DR (2/10) Ancient Observatories: Chaco Canyon - http://www.exploratorium.edu/chaco/index.html
The Exploratorium's multimedia website on the site of Chaco Canyon. Includes a webcast from the Winter Solstice 2004.
278 Listings - DR (1/10)278 Listings - DR (1/10) An archaeoastronomy sensation from Germany? - http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~dfischer/mirror/236.html
Report on the display of the Sky Disc of Nebra from The Cosmic Mirror #236.
278 Listings - DR (1/10)278 Listings - DR (1/10) Germany's Sky Disk seen as key for archaeoastronomy - http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~dfischer/mirror/243.html
A description of the Sky Disc of Nebra from The Cosmic Mirror #243
On Target - DR (1/10)On Target - DR (1/10) Archaeo-astronomical hypotheses on some Ligurian engravings - http://www.archaeoastronomy.it/archaeo-astronomical_hypotheses_on_some_ligurian_engravings2.htm
Study of rupestral engravings in Italy.
On Target - DR (1/10)On Target - DR (1/10) Ligustic archaeoastronomy - http://www.archaeoastronomy.it/index2.htm
Ligurian Archaeoastronomy, mainly in Italian but with some English and German translations.
On Target - DR (1/10)On Target - DR (1/10) SEAC - Société Européene pour l’Astronomie dans la Culture / European Society for Astronomy in Culture - http://www.archeoastronomy.org
An interdisciplinary website dedicated to research, education and care of heritage in Astronomy in Culture.
On Target - DR (1/10)On Target - DR (1/10) Aztec Astronomy and Observation of Nature - http://www.artcamp.com.mx/AZ/1.html
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.
87 Listings - DR (1/10)87 Listings - DR (1/10) Lithuanian Ethnoastronomy - http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/eastr/eastr_c.html
An online book of the folkore in Lithuania surrounding the sun, moon and stars by Jonas Vaiðkûnas.
210 Listings - DR (1/10)210 Listings - DR (1/10) Heavenly Mathematics: Cultural Astronomy - http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/heavenly.shtml
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.
440 Listings - DR (0/10)440 Listings - DR (0/10) University of Massachusetts Sunwheel - http://www.umass.edu/sunwheel/index2.html
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.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) Phase IV - http://www.astrofilitrentini.it/mat/puerta/
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.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Traditions of the Sun: Chaco Culture National Historical Park - http://www.traditionsofthesun.org/
Features a collaborative project between SECEF, Ideum, the NPS, other organizations, and individuals. Contains an overview, photos, a timeline, news, credits, and contact information.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) The Sophia Project - http://www.sophia-project.org.uk/
The Centre for the Study of Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at Bath Spa University, UK
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Die Himmelsscheibe von Nebra (The Sky Disc of Nebra) - http://www.archlsa.de/sterne/
Largely German description of the Bronze Age artefact umearthed in Saxony-Anhalt, with FAQs in English.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Megalithic Sites of Great Britain - http://www.megalithicsites.co.uk
Re-evaluation of the existence of the Megalithic Calendar proposed by Alexander Thom.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Ethnoastronomy of the Lakota - http://faculty.normandale.edu/~physics/Hollabaugh/Lakota/default.htm
Dr. Mark Hollabaugh presents his ethnographic research of Lakota astronomy.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) The Hanwakan Center for Prehistoric Astronomy, Cosmology and Landscape Studies, Inc. - http://www.hanwakan.org
Homepage of the Hanwakan Center, organized for the gathering of traditions and stories born of mankind's interaction with the physical environment and his understanding of the relationship between earth and sky.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Sun Earth Day 2005 - http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/
The NASA site for Sun-Earth day 2005 (March 20). The theme is 'Ancient Observatories, Timeless Knowledge'. Includes webcasts.

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