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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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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Aboriginal Star Knowledge - http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stars/starmenu.html
Native American Astronomy, with a focus on Lakota star knowledge. |
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Archaeoastronomy: An Interview with David Dearborn - http://archaeology.about.com/cs/archaeoastronomy/a/dearborn.htm
Interview with David Dearnorn, a specialist in Peruvian Astronomy. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Archaeoastronomy - http://library.thinkquest.org/C0118421
A comprehensive introduction to archaeoastronomy including a look at various people groups and case studies of sites. |
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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. |
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Ethnoastronomy of the Lakota - http://faculty.normandale.edu/~physics/Hollabaugh/Lakota/default.htm
Dr. Mark Hollabaugh presents his ethnographic research of Lakota astronomy. |
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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). |
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A Brief Evaluation of Kate Spence's Article in NATURE - http://www.robertbauval.co.uk/articles/articles/spence.html
Article rebutting Kate Spence's theory that the pyramids were aligned to north by using the simultaneous transit of two circumpolar stars. |
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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. |
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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. |
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http://members.tripod.com/Bluestar_4/Dioptra.html - 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. |