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Websites in Archaeoastronomy

1. 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.
   http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/6265/papers/theory/archaeoastronomy.html
   
   
2. AR315 Lecture Timetable
   Archaeoastronomy Lecture notes and photographs from Leicester University.
   http://www.le.ac.uk/archaeology/rug/AR315/leclist.html
   
   
3. Aboriginal Star Knowledge
   Native American Astronomy, with a focus on Lakota star knowledge.
   http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stars/starmenu.html
   
   
4. An archaeoastronomy sensation from Germany?
   Report on the display of the Sky Disc of Nebra from The Cosmic Mirror #236.
   http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~dfischer/mirror/236.html
   
   
5. Ancient Astronomy
   An interactive atlas of the world links to the archaeoastronomy and multicultural cosmology of ancient times.
   http://www.astronomy.pomona.edu/archeo/index.html
   
   
6. 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
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/313720.stm
   
   
7. Archaeo-astronomical hypotheses on some Ligurian engravings
   Study of rupestral engravings in Italy.
   http://www.archaeoastronomy.it/archaeo-astronomical_hypotheses_on_some_ligurian_engravings2.htm
   
   
8. Archaeoastronomy
   A section of Chaco Canyon National Historical Culture Park, NM, that has been occupied by both Anasazi and Navajo peoples, is being surveyed for astronomically relevant features
   http://renoir.vill.edu/~astronom/obs95/node11.html
   
   
9. Archaeoastronomy
   Well developed site featuring articles and photographs on a number of significant sites and their Archaeoastronomy
   http://www.cloudbait.com/archaeoastronomy.html
   
   
10. Archaeoastronomy
    Introduction to Irish megalithic complexes; includes future astronomical sight times.
    http://WWW.BLUHORIZONLINES.ORG/
    
    
11. Archaeoastronomy
    A comprehensive introduction to archaeoastronomy including a look at various people groups and case studies of sites.
    http://library.thinkquest.org/C0118421
    
    
12. Archaeoastronomy
    Dr. Cornelius Holtorf ponders the relationship of Archaeoastronomy to the megaliths of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
    https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/citd/holtorf/5.3.4.html
    
    
13. Archaeoastronomy and the Search for Ancient Observatories
    Brief overview of the use of astronomy in different ancient cultures across the world.
    http://www.uiowa.edu/~anthro/webcourse/lost/projects97/Archae.html
    
    
14. Archaeoastronomy at Mounds State Park by Donald R. Cochran
    During the 1988 Ball State University field school at Mounds Park, it was discovered that two enclosures were aligned to sunset at the summer and winter solstice when viewed from the center of the Great Mound
    http://www.gbl.indiana.edu/abstracts/88/cochran_88.html
    
    
15. Archaeoastronomy in Denmark
    Brief introductory article.
    http://www.rundetaarn.dk/engelsk/observatorium/archaeoas.htm
    
    
16. Archaeoastronomy in Gotland
    There are about 3600 known grooves in stones in Gotland. The most important feature of the grooves is alignment. A study of 1256 grooves showed that they are aligned with certain positions of the celestial bodies, apparently the sun or the moon.
    http://www.stavar.i.se/grooves/grooves.html
    
    
17. Archaeoastronomy in the American Southwest
    A brief look at the astronomy of the Anasazi. Includes photographs of the Fajada Butte light-dagger.
    http://www.cpluhna.nau.edu/People/sw_archaeoastronomy.htm
    
    
18. Archaeoastronomy.com
    Overview of archaeoastronomy. Includes maps, almanacs and video archive.
    http://archaeoastronomy.com/
    
    
19. Archaeoastronomy: A Survey of Prehistoric Sites in South Wales - Introduction
    An archaeoastronomical survey of prehistoric sites in South Wales and Herefordshire. Includes tables of original data.
    http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mjpowell/ArchaeoAstro/ArchaeoAstro.htm
    
    
20. Archaeoastronomy: An Interview with David Dearborn
    Interview with David Dearnorn, a specialist in Peruvian Astronomy.
    http://archaeology.about.com/cs/archaeoastronomy/a/dearborn.htm
    
    
21. Archeoastronomy
    Seminar series by the Albuquerque Teachers' Institute looking at the practice of astronomy by the native peoples of North America.
    http://www.unm.edu/~abqteach/ArcheoCUs/
    
    
22. Astronomy in Japan
    Astronomy in Japan with a lot of information on Japanese Star lore and astronomical history.
    http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/jastro.html
    
    
23. 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.
    http://www.artcamp.com.mx/AZ/1.html
    
    
24. BBC - Radio 4 - Stars In Their Eyes
    Rajesh Mirchandani looks at the ancient cosmologies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and India. Requires Real Player.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/starsineyes.shtml
    
    
25. BBC Radio 4 - Unearthing Mysteries - Tri-Radial Cairns in Northumberland
    Prof. Aubrey Manning examines possible astronomical alignments in a class of cairns found in northernmost England.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/unearthingmysteries_20030819.shtml
    
    
26. BBC World Service: The Stargazers of Ancient Egypt
    Dr Kate Spence's theory of the cardinal alignment of Great Pyramid explained.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/sci_tech/highlights/001116_pyramids.shtml
    
    
27. 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.
    http://snyder_kas.home.mindspring.com/Indian_Stones.html
    
    
28. Carving the Cosmos
    Astronomical analysis of petroglyphs on sandstone panels, Arizona.
    http://www.viewzone.com/carving_cosmos.html
    
    
29. Center for Archaeoastronomy
    Founded in 1978 at the University of Maryland to advance research, education and public awareness of archaeoastronomy.
    http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/index.html
    
    
30. Chevalier's ASTR 341 Home Page
    Course notes for the Archaeoastronomy course at the University of Virginia, USA.
    http://www.astro.virginia.edu/class/chevalier/astr341/
    
    
31. Cosmic link to stone circles
    Ancient stone circles and tombs in Ireland align with the Sun and the Moon, say astronomers. BBC Article
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2928043.stm
    
    
32. 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.
    http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/ecuip/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/
    
    
33. 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.
    http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba69/feat1.shtml
    
    
34. 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.
    http://www.archlsa.de/sterne/
    
    
35. 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.
    http://members.tripod.com/Bluestar_4/Dioptra.html
    
    
36. 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.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1205638.stm
    
    
37. Ethnoastronomy of the Lakota
    Dr. Mark Hollabaugh presents his ethnographic research of Lakota astronomy.
    http://www.nr.cc.mn.us/physics/Lakota/default.htm
    
    
38. German site predates Stonehenge
    A possible astronomical observatory has been found near Goseck, eastern Germany. From the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (English Edition).
    http://www.faz.com/IN/INtemplates/eFAZ/docmain.asp?rub=%7BB1311FFE-FBFB-11D2-B228-00105A9CAF88%7D&doc=%7B5FBD3E06-AB92-4BE8-A2E3-52F038FFF746%7D
    
    
39. Germany's Sky Disk seen as key for archaeoastronomy
    A description of the Sky Disc of Nebra from The Cosmic Mirror #243
    http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~dfischer/mirror/243.html
    
    
40. 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.
    http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/heavenly.shtml
    
    
41. 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.
    http://faculty.washington.edu/wcalvin/bk6/
    
    
42. ISAAC - International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture
    Contact details for this international academic society.
    http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/isaac.html
    
    
43. Ice Age Star Map Discovered
    A controversial discovery of a 16,000-year-old "map of the night sky" in Lascaux caves. BBC article.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/871930.stm
    
    
44. Indiana Jones and the Astronomers of Yore
    Introduction to basic archaeoastronomical concepts with examples from across the world.
    http://www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/31/31.html
    
    
45. JC Holbrook's Publications and Web projects
    A variety of projects ranging from African Astronomy to Zodiac Mosaics.
    http://www.u.arizona.edu/~holbrook/wproj.html
    
    
46. Kitora Kofun - Japan
    Referenced article exploring this ancient Japanese kofun (burial mound). Astrological charts have been determined from the "star paintings" inside the tomb.
    http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/kitora.htm
    
    
47. Lakota Ethnoastronomy
    Well referenced article by Steven Mizrach upon astronomy as practiced by the Lakota.
    http://www.fiu.edu/~mizrachs/lakota.htm
    
    
48. Ligustic archaeoastronomy
    Ligurian Archaeoastronomy, mainly in Italian but with some English and German translations.
    http://www.archaeoastronomy.it/index2.htm
    
    
49. Lithuanian Ethnoastronomy
    An online book of the folkore in Lithuania surrounding the sun, moon and stars by Jonas Vaiðkûnas.
    http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/eastr/eastr_c.html
    
    
50. Loughcrew Megalithic Cairns - Ireland
    An introduction the to astronomical theories surrounding these Irish Neolithic Cairns.
    http://www.knowth.com/loughcrew.htm
    
    
51. Megalithic Sites of Great Britain
    Re-evaluation of the existence of the Megalithic Calendar proposed by Alexander Thom.
    http://www.megalithicsites.co.uk
    
    
52. Oldest Astronomical Monument Found
    Discovery of a 6,500-year-old monument at Nabta, Egypt. BBC article.
    http://news6.thdo.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_72000/72595.stm
    
    
53. 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.
    http://www.archaeoastronomy.com/Pathfinder/index.html
    
    
54. 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.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/325290.stm
    
    
55. 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.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1024779.stm
    
    
56. SEAC - the European Society For Astronomy In Culture
    Academic society with conferences and publications. English and French text.
    http://www.iac.es/seac/seac.html
    
    
57. Scientific American: Circles for Space
    An article on how a German "Stonehenge" may be the world's oldest observatory.
    http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?SID=mail&articleID=000CDCCF-1783-1FA8-95ED83414B7F0000&chanID=sa004
    
    
58. Selected Bibliographical References on Mesoamerican Archaeoastronomy
    Bibliographical companion to a Mayan Archaeoastronomy course run by Tulane University.
    http://www.tulane.edu/~anthro/other/archastro.html
    
    
59. Sites in Asuka, Japan
    Stone relics and monuments, of unknown age or origin, with possible Solstitial and/or Principle Term alignments. With photos.
    http://www2.gol.com/users/stever/asukas.htm
    
    
60. Solar Astronomy in the Prehistoric Southwest
    A slide show of Anasazi astronomical sites with extensive notes.
    http://www.hao.ucar.edu/public/education/archeoslides/index.html
    
    
61. Southern Stars: Aboriginal Astronomy
    Evidence of highly complex astronomy within Australian Aboriginal society.
    http://library.thinkquest.org/C005462
    
    
62. Star Myths and Constellation Lore
    Supporting website for the book by Dr. Theony Condos. Includes sample chapter and links.
    http://www.cosmopolis.com/star-myths/
    
    
63. Starlore
    Homepage of Paul Curnow with information on native astronomies, in particular the astronomy of the Aboriginal people of Australia.
    http://ching.apana.org.au/~paulc/index.html
    
    
64. 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.
    http://www.mythicalireland.com/astronomy/index.html
    
    
65. 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.
    http://www.stonesofwonder.com/
    
    
66. Temple Orientation and Heliacal Stars
    Orientation of Greek and Egyptian temples and the role of astronomy in the setting of temple orientation.
    http://www.geocities.com/aleph135/temple15.html
    
    
67. 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.
    http://www.geocities.com/martinclutt/index.html
    
    
68. The Material World
    BBC Radio 4 interview on the methodology of archaeoastronomy with Prof. Clive Ruggles and Dr. Frank Prendergast. Requires Real Player.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/thematerialworld_20030501.shtml
    
    
69. The Shaw Butte Notebook
    This site makes extensive use of Quicktime to describe and demonstrate the workings of an Hohokam observatory.
    http://www.amug.org/~sbplum/Shawindex.html
    
    
70. The Sophia Centre
    The Centre for the Study of Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at Bath Spa University, UK
    http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/schools/historical-and-cultural-studies/sophia/
    
    
71. 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.
    http://www.sophia-project.org.uk/
    
    
72. 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.
    http://www.mtsn.tn.it/astrofili/mat/puerta/
    
    
73. 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.
    http://www.umass.edu/sunwheel/index2.html
    
    

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