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Archaeoastronomy is the study of the cosmological knowledge of ancient cultures, as revealed by texts, calendrical systems, monuments, and other ancient artifacts. It does not deal with astrological or mythical lore, except as they might show awareness of particular cosmological phenomena. As a recognized field of scientific study, it operates within the speculative limits of mainstream physical and historical science: that is, it does not postulate such things as ancient astronauts, extraterrestrial visitors, mystical wisdom, magical locations, Atlantis, etc. All such subjects are covered in Astroarchaeology (or other subcategories of Science / Anomalies_and_Alternative_Science.)

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Ancient Astronomy An interactive atlas of the world links to the archaeoastronomy and multicultural cosmology of ancient times. www.astronomy.pomona.edu/archeo/index.html

Oldest Astronomical Monument Found Discovery of a 6,500-year-old monument at Nabta, Egypt. BBC article. news6.thdo.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_72000/72595.stm

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. snyder_kas.home.mindspring.com/Indian_Stones.html

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. www.mtsn.tn.it/astrofili/mat/puerta

Center for Archaeoastronomy Founded in 1978 at the University of Maryland to advance research, education and public awareness of archaeoastronomy. www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/index.html

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. www.umass.edu/sunwheel/index2.html

The Shaw Butte Notebook This site makes extensive use of Quicktime to describe and demonstrate the workings of an Hohokam observatory. www.amug.org/~sbplum/Shawindex.html

Archaeoastronomy Well developed site featuring articles and photographs on a number of significant sites and their Archaeoastronomy www.cloudbait.com/archaeoastronomy.html

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. www.archaeoastronomy.com/Pathfinder/index.html

Aboriginal Star Knowledge Native American Astronomy, with a focus on Lakota star knowledge. www.kstrom.net/isk/stars/starmenu.html

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. www.geocities.com/martinclutt/index.html

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. members.tripod.com/Bluestar_4/Dioptra.html

Archaeoastronomy Introduction to Irish megalithic complexes; includes future astronomical sight times. WWW.BLUHORIZONLINES.ORG

Southern Stars: Aboriginal Astronomy Evidence of highly complex astronomy within Australian Aboriginal society. library.thinkquest.org/C005462

Temple Orientation and Heliacal Stars Orientation of Greek and Egyptian temples and the role of astronomy in the setting of temple orientation. www.geocities.com/aleph135/temple15.html

Archaeoastronomy A comprehensive introduction to archaeoastronomy including a look at various people groups and case studies of sites. library.thinkquest.org/C0118421

Carving the Cosmos Astronomical analysis of petroglyphs on sandstone panels, Arizona. www.viewzone.com/carving_cosmos.html

Archaeo-astronomical hypotheses on some Ligurian engravings Study of rupestral engravings in Italy. www.archaeoastronomy.it/..

ISAAC - International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture Contact details for this international academic society. www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/isaac.html

Kitora Kofun - Japan Referenced article exploring this ancient Japanese kofun (burial mound). Astrological charts have been determined from the "star paintings" inside the tomb. www2.gol.com/users/stever/kitora.htm

Sites in Asuka, Japan Stone relics and monuments, of unknown age or origin, with possible Solstitial and/or Principle Term alignments. With photos. www2.gol.com/users/stever/asukas.htm

Lithuanian Ethnoastronomy An online book of the folkore in Lithuania surrounding the sun, moon and stars by Jonas Vaiðkûnas. ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/eastr/eastr_c.html

Lakota Ethnoastronomy Well referenced article by Steven Mizrach upon astronomy as practiced by the Lakota. www.fiu.edu/~mizrachs/lakota.htm

AR315 Lecture Timetable Archaeoastronomy Lecture notes and photographs from Leicester University. www.le.ac.uk/archaeology/rug/AR315/leclist.html

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. faculty.washington.edu/wcalvin/bk6

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