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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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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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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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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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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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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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ISAAC - International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture - http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/isaac.html
Contact details for this international academic society. |
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Loughcrew Megalithic Cairns - Ireland - http://www.knowth.com/loughcrew.htm
An introduction the to astronomical theories surrounding these Irish Neolithic Cairns. |
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Archaeoastronomy - http://www.cloudbait.com/archaeoastronomy.html
Well developed site featuring articles and photographs on a number of significant sites and their Archaeoastronomy |
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University of Massachusetts Sunwheel - http://www.umass.edu/sunwheel/index2.html
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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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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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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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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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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Archaeoastronomy - https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/citd/holtorf/5.3.4.html
Dr. Cornelius Holtorf ponders the relationship of Archaeoastronomy to the megaliths of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. |
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Megalithic Sites of Great Britain - http://www.megalithicsites.co.uk
Re-evaluation of the existence of the Megalithic Calendar proposed by Alexander Thom. |
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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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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. |
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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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The Hanwakan Center for Prehistoric Astronomy, Cosmology and Landscape Studies, Inc. - http://www.hanwakan.org
Homepage of the Hanwakan Center, organized for the gathering of traditions and stories born of mankind's interaction with the physical environment and his understanding of the relationship between earth and sky. |
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Cosmic link to stone circles - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2928043.stm
Ancient stone circles and tombs in Ireland align with the Sun and the Moon, say astronomers. BBC Article |