- Traditions of the Sun
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Explores how anicent observatories in the northern Yucatan peninsula and Chaco Culture National Historical Park interact with the Sun.
www.traditionsofthesun.org
- Archaeoastronomy.com
Track seasonal cusp moments in universal time, according to the Earth's orbit. Includes lessons on the astronomical mechanics of equinoxes, soltices, and cross quarters.
www.archaeoastronomy.com
- Aeon: A Journal Of Myth & Science
A journal of myth, science, and ancient history specializing in archaeoastronomy and comparative mythology.
www.aeonJournal.com
- Astronomy Sites in Asuka
Information about astronomy among ancient tombs and relics in Asuka, Japan. Includes pictures and descriptions of the Takamatsu Zuka Kofun burial tomb.
www2.gol.com/users/stever/asukas.htm
- Cloudbait Observatory Archaeoastronomy
Offers an introduction to British, Aztec, Egyptian, Native American, Indian, and Mayan systems of archaeoastronomy.
www.cloudbait.com/archaeoastronomy.html
- Archaeoastronomy: The Journal of Astronomy in Culture
The official journal of The Center for Archaeoastronomy and ISAAC (the International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture) published by University of Texas Press
www.utexas.edu/utpress/journals/jarch.html
- Ancient Egyptians and the Constellations
Take a look at ancient relics detailing how Ancient Egyptians mapped constellations, discovered precession, and invented hieroglyphs.
ancientegypt.hypermart.net
- Archaeoastronomy in the American Southwest
Depicting documented calendar systems noting knowledge of celestial patterns along migratory and trade routes throughout the American Southwest.
www.cpluhna.nau.edu/People/sw_archaeoastronomy.htm
- Heliocentric System and Precession of Equinoxes on the Floor of the Tholos at Epidaurus
Offering an investigation of the astronomical monument including descriptions of the presentation, apparent course of the sun on the exterior, and the heliocentric system on the floor inside the monument.
users.otenet.gr/~altagr/english/main.htm
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences
Discusses palaeoastronomy and archaeoastronomy studies all over the world.
www.infis.org
- Archaeo-Astronomical Hypotheses on Some Ligurian Engravings
Offering an archaeoastronomic hypothesis developed from examining some of the engravings which are oriented towards the four cardinal points.
www.archaeoastronomy.it/archaeo-astronomical_hypotheses_on_some_ligurian_en...
- ArchaeoAstronomy
Read an About.com hosted interview with David S. P. Dearborn, a astrophysicist and founding member of ISAAC (International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture).
archaeology.about.com/cs/archaeoastronomy/a/dearborn.htm
- Archaeoastronomy Pages
Collection of archaeoastronomy research papers by James Q. Jacobs. Includes a tool used to calculate temporally variable astronomic constants, photo galleries, and source information.
www.jqjacobs.net/astro/archaeoastronomy.html
- Archaeoastronomy in Denmark
Providing examples and photos of prehistoric constructions in Denmark that seemingly point in archaeoastronomic directions.
www.rundetaarn.dk/engelsk/observatorium/archaeoas.htm
- VCSU's Medicine Wheel
Native American solar calendar made of rocks and boulders.
medicinewheel.vcsu.edu
- BBC: The Material World
Archived episode of the BBC Radio 4 program discussing archaeoastronomy, celestrial lore, and mythologies of ancient cultures. Host Quentin Cooper interviews Clive Ruggles, a Professor of Archaeoastronomy from Leicester University and Dr. Frank Prendergast, an archaeoastronomer at the Dublin Institute of Technology.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/thematerialworld_20030501.shtml
- International Institute of Astroarchaeology
Researching and promoting the astronomical, anthropological, and artistic aspects of worldwide archeological monuments in relation to the principles of astroarchaeology.
www.astroarchaeology.org
- University of Maryland, College Park - Center for Archaeoastronomy
Dedicated to advancing research, education, and public awareness of archaeoastronomy. Includes online materials for ISAAC (the International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture).
www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/index.html
- Archaeoastronomy: An Introductory Field Guide
Takes a look at the field of study dedicated to examining humanity's historic understanding and interpretation of the cosmos.
library.thinkquest.org/C0118421/main.html
- World, The
Provides an interactive atlas of world astronomy and explores ancient cosmology. Includes archived course materials, archaeoastronomy student research, and online tours and image archives.
www.astronomy.pomona.edu/archeo/index.html
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