Skyscapes
the role and importance of the sky in archaeology
by Fabio Silva, Nicholas Campion & Bernadeth Brady
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- 21st century
- Language: English
Eleven papers extend discussion of the role and importance of the landscape and the wider environment to past societies, and to the understanding and interpretation of their material remains, into consideration of the significance of the celestial environment: the skyscape. The role of the sky for past societies has been relegated to the fringes of archaeological discourse. Nevertheless archaeoastronomy has developed a new rigour in the last few decades and the evidence suggests that it can provide insights into the beliefs, practices and cosmologies of past societies. Skyscapes explores the c
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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the role and importance of the sky in archaeology Gegnir Icelandic union-catalog record 148 pages; 24 cm; Dewey classification: 523.1; Includes bibliographical references; myndir; Publication place: Oxford | 2015 | Oxbow Books | English |
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