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- 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.
- AR315 Lecture Timetable: Archaeoastronomy Lecture notes and photographs from Leicester University.
- Aboriginal Star Knowledge: Native American Astronomy, with a focus on Lakota star knowledge.
- An archaeoastronomy sensation from Germany?: Report on the display of the Sky Disc of Nebra from The Cosmic Mirror #236.
- Ancient Astronomy: An interactive atlas of the world links to the archaeoastronomy and multicultural cosmology of ancient times.
- 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
- Archaeo-astronomical hypotheses on some Ligurian engravings: Study of rupestral engravings in Italy.
- Archaeoastronomy: Introduction to Irish megalithic complexes; includes future astronomical sight times.
- Archaeoastronomy: Well developed site featuring articles and photographs on a number of significant sites and their Archaeoastronomy
- Archaeoastronomy: Dr. Cornelius Holtorf ponders the relationship of Archaeoastronomy to the megaliths of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
- Archaeoastronomy: A comprehensive introduction to archaeoastronomy including a look at various people groups and case studies of sites.
- Archaeoastronomy and the Search for Ancient Observatories: Brief overview of the use of astronomy in different ancient cultures across the world.
- Archaeoastronomy.com: Overview of archaeoastronomy. Includes maps, almanacs and video archive.
- Archaeoastronomy: An Interview with David Dearborn: Interview with David Dearnorn, a specialist in Peruvian Astronomy.
- 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.
- BBC - Radio 4 - Stars In Their Eyes: Rajesh Mirchandani looks at the ancient cosmologies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and India. Requires Real Player.
- BBC World Service: The Stargazers of Ancient Egypt: Dr Kate Spence's theory of the cardinal alignment of Great Pyramid explained.
- 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.
- Carving the Cosmos: Astronomical analysis of petroglyphs on sandstone panels, Arizona.
- Center for Archaeoastronomy: Founded in 1978 at the University of Maryland to advance research, education and public awareness of archaeoastronomy.
- Chevalier's ASTR 341 Home Page: Course notes for the Archaeoastronomy course at the University of Virginia, USA.
- Cosmic link to stone circles: Ancient stone circles and tombs in Ireland align with the Sun and the Moon, say astronomers. BBC Article
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ethnoastronomy of the Lakota: Dr. Mark Hollabaugh presents his ethnographic research of Lakota astronomy.
- German site predates Stonehenge: A possible astronomical observatory has been found near Goseck, eastern Germany. From the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (English Edition).
- Germany's Sky Disk seen as key for archaeoastronomy: A description of the Sky Disc of Nebra from The Cosmic Mirror #243
- 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.
- 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.
- ISAAC - International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture: Contact details for this international academic society.
- Ice Age Star Map Discovered: A controversial discovery of a 16,000-year-old "map of the night sky" in Lascaux caves. BBC article.
- Indiana Jones and the Astronomers of Yore: Introduction to basic archaeoastronomical concepts with examples from across the world.
- JC Holbrook's Publications and Web projects: A variety of projects ranging from African Astronomy to Zodiac Mosaics.
- Kitora Kofun - Japan: Referenced article exploring this ancient Japanese kofun (burial mound). Astrological charts have been determined from the "star paintings" inside the tomb.
- Lakota Ethnoastronomy: Well referenced article by Steven Mizrach upon astronomy as practiced by the Lakota.
- Ligustic archaeoastronomy: Ligurian Archaeoastronomy, mainly in Italian but with some English and German translations.
- Lithuanian Ethnoastronomy: An online book of the folkore in Lithuania surrounding the sun, moon and stars by Jonas Vaiðkûnas.
- Loughcrew Megalithic Cairns - Ireland: An introduction the to astronomical theories surrounding these Irish Neolithic Cairns.
- Megalithic Sites of Great Britain: Re-evaluation of the existence of the Megalithic Calendar proposed by Alexander Thom.
- Oldest Astronomical Monument Found: Discovery of a 6,500-year-old monument at Nabta, Egypt. BBC article.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- SEAC - the European Society For Astronomy In Culture: Academic society with conferences and publications. English and French text.
- Scientific American: Circles for Space: An article on how a German "Stonehenge" may be the world's oldest observatory.
- Selected Bibliographical References on Mesoamerican Archaeoastronomy: Bibliographical companion to a Mayan Archaeoastronomy course run by Tulane University.
- Sites in Asuka, Japan: Stone relics and monuments, of unknown age or origin, with possible Solstitial and/or Principle Term alignments. With photos.
- Solar Astronomy in the Prehistoric Southwest: A slide show of Anasazi astronomical sites with extensive notes.
- Southern Stars: Aboriginal Astronomy: Evidence of highly complex astronomy within Australian Aboriginal society.
- Star Myths and Constellation Lore: Supporting website for the book by Dr. Theony Condos. Includes sample chapter and links.
- Starlore: Homepage of Paul Curnow with information on native astronomies, in particular the astronomy of the Aboriginal people of Australia.
- 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.
- 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.
- Temple Orientation and Heliacal Stars: Orientation of Greek and Egyptian temples and the role of astronomy in the setting of temple orientation.
- 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.
- The Material World: BBC Radio 4 interview on the methodology of archaeoastronomy with Prof. Clive Ruggles and Dr. Frank Prendergast. Requires Real Player.
- The Shaw Butte Notebook: This site makes extensive use of Quicktime to describe and demonstrate the workings of an Hohokam observatory.
- The Sophia Centre: The Centre for the Study of Cultural Astronomy and Astrology at Bath Spa University, UK
- 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.
- 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.
- Traditions of the Sun: Chaco Culture National Historical Park: Features a collaborative project between SECEF, Ideum, the NPS, other organizations, and individuals. Contains an overview, photos, a timeline, news, credits, and contact information.
- 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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