Ancient Astronomy
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Author
Publication
2008 - ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
129,500 words, Guess
Page Count
518 pages
Physical Format
Electronic resource
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL24255605M
- ISBN-139781851096169
- OCLC Control Number60743210
- OCLC Control Numberancientastronomy00rugg_373
- Library of Congress Control Number2005018209
and 1 more
- OverDriveADC7CC68-593D-43FD-91C6-546E7711939B
Classifications
- LCCQB16 .R84 2005
- DDC520/.93/03
Description
Ancient Astronomy: An Encyclopedia of Cosmologies and Myth draws on archaeological evidence and oral traditions to reveal how prehistoric humans perceived the skies and celestial phenomena. With over 200 entries, it offers a number of ways to approach ancient astronomy, from key examples and case studies worldwide (Stonehenge; Mexican and Egyptian pyramids; Chaco Canyon, New Mexico; the Nazca lines in Peru) to general themes (cosmologies, calendars, ancient ideas of space and time, origin myths), to fundamental concepts and methods (how the sky has changed over the centuries, how to survey a site), and to the field's most frequently asked questions (How did ancient peoples navigate the ocean using the stars? How does astrology relate to ancient astronomy? Can ancient sites be dated astronomically?)||By revealing the astronomical significance of some of the world's most famous ancient landmarks and enduring myths and by showing how different themes and concepts are connected, Ancient Astronomy: An Encyclopedia of Cosmologies and Myth brings a unique authoritative perspective to an area too often left to speculation and sensationalism.
Description
"In Ancient Astronomy: An Encyclopedia of Cosmologies and Myth, one of the world's leading archaeoastronomers offers the reader a number of ways to approach the question of ancient people's relationship to the sky." "Ancient Astronomy brings a unique authoritative perspective to an area too often left to speculation and sensationalism. It provides readers not only with critical assessments of a range of facts and theories, but also with the concepts and tools to critically examine new evidence and claims for themselves. The book is equally suitable for the general reader, subject specialist, or anyone eager to distinguish sound evidence and key themes of archaeoastronomy from unsupported speculation and common misperceptions."--Jacket.
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- Ancient Astronomy
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