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Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy in the context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention [Paperback]
Clive Ruggles (Editor); Michel Cotte (Editor)
£24.00ISBN: 9782918086079
Published by : Ocarina Books
This Thematic Study is a joint venture between ICOMOS, the advisory body to UNESCO on cultural sites, and the International Astronomical Union. It presents an overall vision on astronomical heritage, attempts to identify what constitutes "outst... .... Learn More -
Archeoastronomia: un Dibattito tra Archeologi ed Astronomi all Ricerca di un Metodo Comune [Paperback]
Mario Codebo (Author)
£32.00ISBN: 9788886796439
Published by : Ocarina Books
This, the proceedings of a conference held by the Instituto Internazionale di Studi Liguri entitled "Archaeastronomy: a debate between archaeologists and astronomers looking for a shared method" explores our ancestors' knowledge of the movement... .... Learn More -
Songs from the Sky: Indigenous Astronomical and Cosmological Traditions of the World [Paperback]
Von Del Chamberlain (Author); J B Carlson (Author); M Jane Young (Author)
£34.95ISBN: 9780954086725
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This substantial collection of papers on indigenous astronomical knowledge is quite unequalled in its scope and extent. The authors are drawn from a variety of academic disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, engineering, ... .... Learn More -
Calendars, Symbols and Orientations: Legacies of Astronomy in Culture. Proceedings of the 9th annual meeting of the European Society for Astronomy in Culture (SEAC) Stockholm, 27-30 August 2001 [Paperback]
Mary Blomberg (Author);Peter E. Blomberg (Author);Goran Henriksson (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9789150616743
Published by : Ocarina Books
Series: Uppsala Astronomical Observatory Report
Volume: 59
This, the proceedings of the 9th annual meeting of SEAC held in Stockholm in 2001, contains twenty-four papers on subjects ranging from Swedish calendar staffs to Ramesside star clocks, and from a possible 32,000-year old calendrical artefact i... .... Learn More -
Proceedings of the SEAC Conference at Bochum 1994 [Paperback]
Wolfhard Schlosser (Author)
£10.00ISBN: 9783000012433
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This collection of papers from the second SEAC conference examine the relationship between archaeoastronomy, ancient cosmology and field methodology. Contributors include Clive Ruggles and Frank Prendergast, Stanislaw Iwaniszewski, Zdenek Mini... .... Learn More -
Astronomical Traditions in Past Cultures [Paperback]
Vesselina Koleva (Author); Dimiter Kolev (Author)
£5.00ISBN: 9789549013313
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This volume is the proceedings of a conference held in Smolyan, Bulgaria in August-September 1993, which brought together European archaeoastronomers for the first time under the auspices of the European Society of Astronomy in Culture (SEAC). ... .... Learn More -
Astronomies and Cultures [Hardback]
C. L. N. Ruggles (Author); Nicholas J. Saunders (Author)
£15.00ISBN: 9780870813191
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Ten thematic articles illustrating the broad scope, diversity and cultural significance of contemporary studies in archaeoastronomy. Contents: The Study of Cultural Astronomy ( Clive Ruggles and Nicholas Saunders ); The Yao Dian and the Origins... .... Learn More -
Tombs, Temples and their Orientations: A New Perspective on Mediterranean Prehistory [Paperback]
Michael Hoskin (Author)
£21.95ISBN: 9780954086718
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This study of archaeoastronomy looks at more than 2,500 communal tombs and sanctuaries from around the Mediterranean. After a brief discussion of Hoskin's aims and the methodology for his fieldwork, individual chapters focus on evidence from p... .... Learn More
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