Megaliths, stone circles, and archaeoastronomy

Astronomies and cultures

Name: Astronomies and cultures: papers derived from the third "Oxford" International Symposium on Archaeoastronomy, St. Andrews, UK, September 1990
ISBN: 9780870813191

papers derived from the third "Oxford" International Symposium on Archaeoastronomy, St. Andrews, UK, September 1990

by C. L. N. Ruggles & Nicholas J. Saunders

First published:
20th century
Language: English

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Traditions: Megaliths, stone circles, and archaeoastronomy

Subjects: History, Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy, Astronomy, Ancient, Saga, Stjörnufræði

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Megaliths, stone circles, and archaeoastronomy
Controlled discovery queries from gegnir matched “Archaeoastronomy”. Retained metadata contains “Archaeoastronomy” in the subtitle, “Archaeoastronomy” in the subject metadata, “Archaeoastronomy” in the edition subtitle, and 1 additional metadata match(es).
- “Archaeoastronomy”· via Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue
- “Archaeoastronomy”· in subtitle
- “Archaeoastronomy”· in subject
- “Archaeoastronomy”· in edition subtitle
- “Cultural astronomy”· in edition notes

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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
papers derived from the third "Oxford" International Symposium on Archaeoastronomy, St. Andrews, UK, September 1990 Gegnir Icelandic union-catalog record 24 sm; Dewey classification: 306.45; Includes bibliographical references and index; myndir, kort; Publication place: Niwot, CO; The study of cultural astronomy / Clive L.N. Ruggles and Nicholas J. Saunders -- The Yáo diæan and the origins of astronomy in China / Chen Cheng-Yih and Xi Zezong -- The riddle of red Sirius : an anthropological perspective / Roger Ceragioli -- Astronomies and rituals at the dawn of the Middle Ages / Stephen C. McCluskey -- Folk astronomy in the service of religion: the case of Islam / David A. King -- Cosmos and kings at Vijayanagara / John McKim Malville and John M. Fritz -- Medicine wheel astronomy / David Vogt -- Venus-regulated warfare and ritual sacrifice in Mesoamerica / John B. Carlson -- Astronomical knowledge, calendrics, and sacred geography in ancient Mesoamerica / Johanna Broda -- The Pleiades in comparative perspective : the Waiwai Shirkoimo and the Shipibo Huishmabo / Peter G. Roe; xviii, 344 bls	1993	University Press of Colorado	English	9780870813191	Catalog record	Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue (opens in a new tab) Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue (opens in a new tab)