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- Ancient Astronomy - - An interactive atlas of the world links to the archaeoastronomy and multicultural cosmology of ancient times.
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- Archaeoastronomy - - A comprehensive introduction to archaeoastronomy including a look at various people groups and case studies of sites.
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- Archaeoastronomy - - Well developed site featuring articles and photographs on a number of significant sites and their Archaeoastronom.
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- Archaeoastronomy - - Introduction to Irish megalithic complexes; includes future astronomical sight times.
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- Archaeoastronomy - - Dr. Cornelius Holtorf ponders the relationship of Archaeoastronomy to the megaliths of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
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- 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.
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- Center for Archaeoastronomy - - Founded in 1978 at the University of Maryland to advance research, education and public awareness of archaeoastronomy.
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- 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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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Kitora Kofun - Japan - - Referenced article exploring this ancient Japanese kofun (burial mound). Astrological charts have been determined from the "star paintings" inside the tomb.
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- Lakota Ethnoastronomy - - Well referenced article by Steven Mizrach upon astronomy as practiced by the Lakota.
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- Lithuanian Ethnoastronomy - - An online book of the folkore in Lithuania surrounding the sun, moon and stars by Jonas Vaiðkûnas.
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- The Material World - - BBC Radio 4 interview on the methodology of archaeoastronomy with Prof. Clive Ruggles and Dr. Frank Prendergast. Requires Real Player.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- The Shaw Butte Notebook - - This site makes extensive use of Quicktime to describe and demonstrate the workings of an Hohokam observatory.
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- Sites in Asuka, Japan - - Stone relics and monuments, of unknown age or origin, with possible Solstitial and/or Principle Term alignments. With photos.
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- The Sophia Centre - - The Centre for the Study of Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at Bath Spa University, U.
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- 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.
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- Starlore - - Homepage of Paul Curnow with information on native astronomies, in particular the astronomy of the Aboriginal people of Australia.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Sun Earth Day 2005 - - The NASA site for Sun-Earth day 2005 (March 20). The theme is 'Ancient Observatories, Timeless Knowledge'. Includes webcasts.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- German site predates Stonehenge - - A possible astronomical observatory has been found near Goseck, eastern Germany. From the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (English Edition). (August 22, 2003)
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- Cosmic link to stone circles - - Ancient stone circles and tombs in Ireland align with the Sun and the Moon, say astronomers. BBC Article (April 8, 2003)
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- 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. (March 6, 2001)
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