Full Description
Archaeoastronomy is a rapidly developing interdisciplinary inquiry into the minds of our prehistoric and ancient ancestors, one that attempts to reconstruct the ways in which early peoples made use of the sky and its significance to them. Astronomy appears to be a fundamental component of culture, making the scope of archaeoastronomy worldwide. Thi
Contents
About the Series -- As the World Turns -- California's First Astronomers -- Solar and Lunar Observatories of the Megalithic Astronomers -- Stones and Henges: Megalithic Astronomy Reviewed -- The Nature of Mesoamerican Astronomy: A Look at the Native Texts -- The View from the Tropics -- Egyptian Astronomy: A Tale of Temples, Tradition, and Tombs
