1. Archaeoastronomy Looks At Equinox, Solstice And Cross-quarter Events Throughout ancient skywatchers regulated their calendars and tracked days with celestial alignments, often sunrises and sunsets with targetted shadow and light features on equinoxes, solstices or cross archaeoastronomy spotlights the dawn of human history archaeoastronomy's goal is to understand how skywatchers of the past fashioned and refined systems for keeping track of http://www.archaeoastronomy.com/

Archaeoastronomy spotlights the dawn of human history earthclock myclock seasons almanacs countdowns ... video Today's Sun courtesy Big Bear Solar Observatory Today's Moon courtesy US Naval Observatory see also Cloudbait Observatory Guffey, Colorado 2004's Seasonal Cusp Moments in Universal Time / Greenwich Mean Time Earth's annual orbit is The Master Clock because the common yardstick of our lives is The Year. Years are divided by the seasons just as calendars are segmented by months. Mechanical and digital timepieces measure intervals that divide and subdivide each spin of our planet on its axis. Yet, it is the Earth's regular, rhythmic loop around the Sun that standardizes our timeframe of reference, regardless of geographic distances separating contemporaries or generational distances separating us from our ancestors. Our planet moves around the Sun in an elliptical circuit deviating less than a second from one year to the next. Together we proceed through 8 significant, yet invisible, thresholds within each orbit. These spatial milestones mark the beginning, midpoint and end of each of our seasons. Equinoxes Solstices and Cross-Quarters are moments shared planet-wide, defined by the Earth's tilt and position on the ecliptic relative to the Sun, separated from their neighboring cusps by precisely 45 degrees of arc.

2. Archaeoastronomy Pages By James Q. Jacobs Links to all ancient astronomy related articles by James Q. Jacobs. Covers many cultures. Includes a bibliography and photos. http://www.jqjacobs.net/astro/archaeoastronomy.html

Archaeoastronomy Pages by James Q. Jacobs Mesoamerican Archaeoastronomy The Aryabhatiya of Aryabhata The oldest exact astronomic constant? Epoch 2000 is my Excel spreadsheet for calculating temporally variable astronomic constants, obliquity of the ecliptic and illumination angles. Archaeogeodesy Pages Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 ... Ekonk Hill Petroglyph Site ASTRONOMY PAGES: Astronomy Formulas, Page One Astronomy Formulas, Page Two Periodicity - Definitions - Time - Illumination Geometry - Formulas - Planetary Data Astronomical Constants Cosmographic Values Geodesy Page PHOTO GALLERIES UXMAL CHICHEN ITZA TEOTIHUACAN IZAPA ... CHACO CANYON SOURCES: This bibliography was used in writing portions of the above pages. Allen, C. W., Astrophysical Quantities , The Athlone Press, University of London, 1973. Cotter, Charles H., The Astronomical and Mathematical Foundations of Geography , American Elsevier Publishing Company, Inc., New York.

3. Archaeoastronomy archaeoastronomy. A section of Chaco Canyon National Historical Culture Park, NM, that has been occupied by both Anasazi and Navajo peoples, is being surveyed for astronomically relevant features by http://renoir.vill.edu/~astronom/obs95/node11.html

Next: Fully Convective M Up: CURRENT RESEARCH Previous: ZAMS K-Dwarfs Archaeoastronomy A section of Chaco Canyon National Historical Culture Park, NM, that has been occupied by both Anasazi and Navajo peoples, is being surveyed for astronomically relevant features by Ambruster and A. Hull (OCA Applied Optics). Particularly evocative is the Navajo name for this area, which translates as sun moving across petroglyph . In December 1995, they confirmed a winter solstice alignment at an exceptionally rich early Navajo rock art site. Measurements from field work the previous summer had suggested that the winter solstice sun would rise in a formed by the visual intersection of a cliff on the distant southeastern horizon and a large foreground boulder containing two incised sun shields. This cliff, which is coincident with the winter solstice sunrise azimuth, is the most conspicuous horizon feature seen from this part of the canyon. Calculations further suggested that the sun would ascend along the ridge of the foreground boulder, which slopes upward at a angle from the horizontal. The actual sun at winter solstice performed as the measurements had implied, both in its rising position on the horizon, and in its slow march up the ridge of the boulder. It is not clear whether the important thing for the early Navajo observer was watching the morning sun ascend the boulder or, for the sake of eye comfort, keeping the rising sun just below the crest. However, the sky-related rock art (two sun shields, plus several drilled constellations) on the same panel with incised sacred (Yei) figures, strongly suggests the winter solstice sunrise was noted and commemorated here.

4. Cloudbait Observatory Archaeoastronomy A summary of ancient and historical sites of astronomical interest. archaeoastronomy. We can assume that people have been observing the stars for as long as we have had minds enough to http://www.cloudbait.com/archaeoastronomy.html

Archaeoastronomy We can assume that people have been observing the stars for as long as we have had minds enough to wonder. Throughout most of history there have been two reasons that people looked to the heavens: as a tool for predicting seasonal events such as planting and harvest times, and as a source of spiritual guidance and mythological explanation. Rare elements of true science have occasionally shown up, for example in ancient Greece, but it is only in the last few hundred years that we can really say that astronomy has become a science in the modern sense. Sadly, we still live in a world of irrational people who are prepared to believe in astrology and other nonsense. For these people, I have only sympathy that they have given up the very essence of what makes us human: our ability to reason. For our ancestors, who didn't know better, I give credit for the observations and discoveries that were made and which contributed to our knowledge today. When I travel, I always enjoy visiting sites with some historic astronomical significance, and I share here some of those places. British Aztec Egyptian American Indian Indian Mayan Chris L Peterson

5. ThinkQuest : Library : Archaeoastronomy archaeoastronomy, astronomy, Maya, Aztec, Mesoamerica, archaeology, stars, constellations, Great Pyramids, Polynesia, astronomical alignments, Orion, Venus, Uxmal, Tenochtitlan, Uaxactun, Rogem http://library.thinkquest.org/C0118421

Index Astronomy Archaeoastronomy Archaeoastronomy is a synthesis of 2 words - archaeology and astronomy. It is the study of ancient people and their observations, interpretations and achievements with regard to celestial objects and phenomena. This involves their astronomical practices, religious beliefs, science and world views. Revolving around the archaeological remains ancient people have left behind, archaeoastronomy is where archaeology and astronomy are combined together to further the study of the history of Man. Visit Site 2001 ThinkQuest Internet Challenge Students Ralph SEQUOYAH HS, Madisonville, TN, United States Rebecca Dunman High School, -, Singapore Ray King's College, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Coaches R GIDEON WELLES SCHOOL, Bolton, CT, United States Lester Dunman High School, Singapore, Singapore Want to build a ThinkQuest site? The ThinkQuest site above is one of thousands of educational web sites built by students from around the world. Click here to learn how you can build a ThinkQuest site.

6. Journal For The History Of Astronomy Academic journal for history of astronomy and archaeoastronomy. SCIENCE. ASTRONOMY. archaeoastronomy. SUBSCRIPTIONS. EMAIL. archaeoastronomy. From 2003 archaeoastronomy was no longer published http://www.shpltd.co.uk/aa.html

HOME SCIENCE ASTRONOMY ARCHAEOASTRONOMY ... E-MAIL ARCHAEOASTRONOMY From 2003 Archaeoastronomy was no longer published as a separate journal but was incorporated into enlarged issues of Journal for the History of Astronomy Contents Sample Issue Download

7. The Official Web Site Of The Center For Archaeoastronomy And ISAAC archaeoastronomy The Official Web Site of the Center for archaeoastronomy and ISAAC. http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/

Center for Archaeoastronomy Main Page NEWS Find Out More What is Archaeoastronomy? More About the Center for Archaeoastronomy More About ISAAC Publications of the Center ... Lost Codex Used Book Sale Outside Links Archaeoastronomy Archaeology Astronomy History of Science ... Museums This is the official website of the Center for Archaeoastronomy and ISAAC, the International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture We are a source of peer-reviewed scientific and editorial materials in archaeoastronomy, ethnoastronomy, archaeology and the history of science. We have published these materials in our journal, Archaeoastronomy: The Journal of Astronomy in Culture and in our , essays from which are now available to read on this website. News, alerts, and upcoming conferences University of Leicester to offer a degree in archaeoastronomy. More... Last Update: 21 Oct, 2003 Lost Codex Used Book Sale Rare and hard to find books on archaeoastronomy and related subjects Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.

8. A Brief Introduction To Archaeoastronomy A Brief Introduction to archaeoastronomy. Stephen McCluskey s web site contains sample syllabi of his courses in archaeoastronomy and history. http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/cfaar_as.html

Center for Archaeoastronomy Main Page NEWS Find Out More What is Archaeoastronomy? More About the Center for Archaeoastronomy More About ISAAC Publications of the Center ... Lost Codex Used Book Sale Outside Links Archaeoastronomy Archaeology Astronomy History of Science ... Museums A Brief Introduction to Archaeoastronomy The study of the astronomical practices, celestial lore, mythologies, religions and world-views of all ancient cultures we call archaeoastronomy . We like to describe archaeoastronomy, in essence, as the "anthropology of astronomy", to distinguish it from the "history of astronomy". You may already know that many of the great monuments and ceremonial constructions of early civilizations were astronomically aligned. The accurate cardinal orientation of the Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt or the Venus alignment of the magnificent Maya Palace of the Governor at Uxmal in Yucatan are outstanding examples. We learn much about the development of science and cosmological thought from the study of both the ancient astronomies and surviving indigenous traditions around the world. With its roots in the Stonehenge discoveries of the 1960s, archaeoastronomy and ethnoastronomy (the study of contemporary native astronomies) have blossomed into active interdisciplinary fields that are providing new perspectives for the history of our species' interaction with the cosmos.

9. History Of Astronomy: Topics: Archaeoastronomy, Ancient Astronomy And Ethnoastro History of Astronomy Topics archaeoastronomy, Ancient Astronomy and Ethnoastronomy. German Flag Search for more archaeoastronomy sources with Alta Vista. http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~pbrosche/hist_astr/ha_items_archaeo.html

History of Astronomy Topics History of Astronomy: Topics: Archaeoastronomy, Ancient Astronomy and Ethnoastronomy Deutsche Fassung AEON Journal of myth and science devoted to the collection and exploration of archaeo-astronomical traditions. To be used with caution! America's Stonehenge Airbourne Precision Imaging , Tucson, AZ With emphasis on archaeoastronomy. Ancient Astronomy Africa Asia Central America ... Ancient Near Eastern Astronomy (7 Sep 1998: disappeared) Annotated Bibliography for Catastrophism: Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy, and Ethnoastronomy Archaeoastronomy Archaeoastronomy With special focus on Italy. Archaeoastronomy (links) Archaeoastronomy: An Interview with David Dearborn Archaeogeodesy, A Key to Prehistory , by James Q. Jacobs Astro-archeology Astronomische Kalender [aus der Steinzeit in Gotland] (in German) Astronomy in Babylon Aztec Astronomy: Find documents with Alta Vista Babylonian Planetary Theory and the Heliocentric Concept , by John N. Harris Ballochroy Books on archaeoastronomy Center for Archaeoastronomy A Central Texas Sun Dagger (See also the figures Chaco Canyon 1054 Supernova Petrograph Chinese Artifact Provides Clue to Earth's Rotation On the dating of a solar eclipse seen in China in the year 1302 B.C. with the help of inscriptions on oracle bones

10. Megalithic Sites In Ireland; Astronomy;Future Observations Comprehensive Astronomical analysis of Irish Megalithic sites. Zenith Post Plan 5519BC (see Knowth) 21 st. Century archaeoastronomy. Technolithic Observations http://www.bluhorizonlines.org/

This is an ongoing research project into the Astronomical significance of Megalithic sites in Ireland http://www.bluhorizonlines.org Educational, informative, comprehensive, and now with diagram animation!! Below is the last date this site was modified. // This script came from Web-Development.Com JavaScript Site // Located at http://www.web-development.com/ var lastSave = "" lastSave = document.lastModified document.writeln("Last Updated : ", lastSave); What's New Eclipse Icon 3340BC (see Loughcrew) Zenith Post Plan 5519BC (see Knowth) 21 st. Century Archaeoastronomy Technolithic Observations For The Record Petroglyph Decipherment ... Radiometric Measurements Cairn E Ground Plan (see Carrowkeel) K52 Iconography (see Newgrange) Celtic Cross (see Photo Gallery) C/0 5363 Magnolia street, Philadelphia, Pa 19144, US ; e-mail : flightnow@hotmail.com var site="sm4misign4u" Paul Griffin is a member of The Stone Circle Webring Click for the [ Next Page Skip It Next 5

11. International Organisations For Archaeoastronomy / Cultural Astronomy Top/Science/Astronomy/Associations http://www.le.ac.uk/archaeology/rug/aa/gen/r2.html

International organisations for archaeoastronomy / cultural astronomy Clive Ruggles , Leicester University. European Society for Astronomy in Culture (SEAC) (SEAC) was formed in 1992, and holds annual meetings in late August/early September. These have been held in Strasbourg (1992), Smolyan, Bulgaria (1993), Bochum, Germany (1994), Sibiu, Romania (1995) and Salamanca, Spain (1996). The 1997 meeting will be held in Gdansk, Poland. The current officers of SEAC are: President, Clive Ruggles, UK; Secretary, Stanislaw Iwaniszewski, Poland; Treasurer, Wolfhard Schlosser, Germany. The other members of the Executive Committee are: Alexander Gurshtein (Russia), Carlos Jaschek (Spain), Eduardo Proverbio (Italy), Magdalena Stavinschi (Romania) and Alexey Stoev (Bulgaria). Further information may be obtained from Stanislaw Iwaniszewski, iwan%plearn.bitnet@searn.sunet.se. See also SEAC's home page International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture (ISAAC) An Organizing Committee drawn from Europe and the Americas has recently established this new scholarly society for promoting the interdisciplinary study of astronomical practice within human societies and for furthering research into the cultural significance of astronomical knowledge. An international group of scholars from scientific and humanistic disciplines, with established reputations in this area, have been established as Founding Members and are currently considering their first nominations for Ordinary Membership. Archaeoastronomy forms only part of the society's name; it does not intend to focus narrowly on archaeological studies or on prehistory, but will provide a bridge among scholars who examine astronomy in its varied cultural contexts. It is hoped that the society will complement existing national and regional groups, scholarly publications and meetings by providing a representative institutional structure to ensure the continued growth of a shared area of scholarly research.

12. The Cosmic Mirror # 236 Update 236 of Friday, April 19, 2002. archaeoastronomy sensation from Germany? / Even worked. An archaeoastronomy sensation from Germany? http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~dfischer/mirror/236.html

The Cosmic Mirror By Daniel Fischer Every page present in Europe U.S. Archive Index ... The latest issue! Also check out Space Today Spacef. Now SpaceRef A German companion - only available here! Current mission news MGS latest pictures! Cassini Stardust (R)HESSI has completed the on-orbit checkout while the first X-ray images of the Sun have been released and the new solar observatory satellite (see Update # 234 story 5) has been renamed the Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager: Spectrum Astro GSFC and Berkeley Press Releases. Calmer space weather ahead: CfA Press Release CNN . Geomagnetic storms as earthquake-triggers? RP . Aurorae on March 23/24: SpaceWeather Update # 236 of Friday, April 19, 2002 Archaeoastronomy sensation from Germany? / Even young quasars shrouded in dust / Big bolide over Germany on famous orbit / Amino acids from interstellar ice / How the Leonids 2001 really worked An archaeoastronomy sensation from Germany? Until April 28 the disk and the related objects are now on display in Halle, Germany - before the return to the hands of science for restoration and detailled analysis. Metallurgical studies are already indicating that it is old and at least not a simple forgery. All results will eventually be published, probably more than a year from now, and then the disk, if found to be genuine, will be displayed permanently. Perhaps by then we will also have an idea what its original purpose may have been and how it fits into the history of mankind's desire to understand the Universe. (Based the official website and additional information from Prof. W. Schlosser, University of Bochum)

13. The Gilded Butterfly Megalithism and shamanism on Caprione's promontory recent studies. Lerici, Italy. http://www3.shiny.it/caprione/

Some years ago, while studying the morphology of Oscan and Celtic toponyms on the Caprione, the most eastern promontory of the Liguria Riviera ( Oscan etymology kaprum = scapegoat ) we have discovered five holy megalithic ( literal meaning = big stones ) places, not reciprocally visible. Using holism we performed geological analyses to demonstrate the presence of human work on creating these megalithic structures ( ) although these analyses cannot be used as a specific dating test they do show that there has been no recent anthropological action. We have checked that the megalithic places are located near faults, fractures, dolines, and ancient water springs. While studying connections between geology and geobiology, we have laid out the five holy megalithic places in a Nautical Chart ( I.I.M., 1995

14. Archaeoastronomy archaeoastronomy in Denmark. by Erling Poulsen. Several prehistoric monuments are known from abroad with levels pointing in significant http://www.rundetaarn.dk/engelsk/observatorium/archaeoas.htm

RUNDETAARN Search Archaeoastronomy in Denmark by Erling Poulsen Several prehistoric monuments are known from abroad with levels pointing in significant astronomical directions, in particular from the Middle East. However, these cultures had a written language which can tell us - in present day - about their science. No written language existed in Northern Europe, and we have to base our knowledge of the past on archaeological evidence as well as on the few existing accounts of journeys written by literary people. Danish historians do not yet accept astronomical explanations to prehistoric findings; instead, they prefer other interpretations. In other countries the subject is more accepted . In England the subject was taken seriously after the interpretation of Stonehenge as a Sun-Moon observatory (Hawkins, 1963). Since then several stonemonuments have been explained in a similar way. In Germany the subject has been taken seriously for many years, and a few years ago many Swedish stonemonuments got an astronomical interpretation. The big difference in significance of the subject can be seen in a comparison of "The Big Danish Encyklopaedia" with the Swedish "Nationalencyklopaedin"; in the Swedish encyclopaedia 15 times as much is written about the subject as in the Danish encyclopaedia. In the book "The Gallic War" Caesar tells that the Teutonic people worship the Sun, fire and the Moon. The Suncarriage from Trundholm Moor shows that the Sun was worshiped about 1200 BC in Denmark. Our numerous rock carvings (1500-900 BC) show many signs of the Sun. A much later source, the arab al-Tartuschi (c. 950), tells that the people in Slesvig was worshipping the star Sirius

15. Archeoastronomia Ligustica Sito a cura di Mario Codeb² ed Henry De Santis con studi di archeoastronomia e megalitismo, principalmente in Liguria. http://www.archaeoastronomy.it/

Archeoastronomia Ligustica (Ligustic Archaeoastronomy) Sito specialistico in cui vengono esposti studi di archeoastronomia e megalitismo, incisioni rupestri, paleoetnologia e archeologia, in Liguria e fuori Liguria. Se volete scriverci una e-mail. ATTENZIONE: IL SITO E' IN COSTANTE AGGIORNAMENTO! - DATA DI COSTRUZIONE 01/04/01 - - ULTIMO AGGIORNAMENTO 25/05/04 - English version Deutsche Uebersetzung I nostri articoli di archeoastronomia pubblicati Convegni di Studi Corsican Work-shop of Archaeoastronomy "Archeoastronomy: an interdisciplinary science" Filitosa - Corsica 13-17 giugno 2004 (programma in formato word) European Society for Astronomy in Culture S.E.A.C. Conference 2004 Aug 26-27-28, 2004 Kecskemet, Hungary modulo di registrazione - registration form (.doc) CENTRO CAMUNO DI STUDI PREISTORICI ARTE PREISTORICA E TRIBALE Nuove scoperte, nuove interpretazioni, nuovi metodi di ricerca 8 - 14 settembre 2004 - Boario Terme (BS). modulo di registrazione - registration form (.doc) Convegno IISL di archeoastronomia - Sanremo 2002 IISL international congress of archaeoastronomy Sanremo - Italy - 2002 ... Rassegna stampa PAGINA DEGLI OSPITI 1. Testi completi delle circolari dell'Associazione Ligure per lo Sviluppo degli Studi Archeoastronomici

16. Mesoamerican Archaeoastronomy By James Q. Jacobs Mesoamerican archaeoastronomy. Aveni, Anthony F. 1981. archaeoastronomy in the Maya Region A Review of the Past Decade. archaeoastronomy, 3, pp. S2S16. http://www.jqjacobs.net/mesoamerica/meso_astro.html

Mesoamerican Archaeoastronomy A Review of Contemporary Understandings of Prehispanic Astronomic Knowledge. © 1999 by James Q. Jacobs Numeration Calendars Dates Stelae ... Bibliography The Mesoamerican civilizations constructed numerous administrative and ceremonial centers and erected numerous monuments. These reflect astronomic knowledge and expertise in numeration and calendrics. This paper is an inquiry into the present level of knowledge of astronomy in prehistoric Mesoamerica and the level of prehistoric astronomic knowledge. Information comes from architectural relationships, stone monuments, codices and ethnohistorical manuscripts. The primary sources are the inscribed stone monuments and, in particular, the Dresden Codex. Ethnohistorical sources furnished useful keys for deciphering primary sources. Early Discoveries Relacion de las Cosas de Yucatan . Landa provided drawings with the corresponding month names, and the four glyphs that fall on the initial days of the months, the year bearers. He also provided a calendar with European months correlated with the Native calendar, the names of calendar cycles, and some other hieroglyphic symbols related to European alphabetic signs (Leon, 1994) This information led to understanding the sequence to read the glyphs and the decipherment of the Long Count notation. Brasseur de Bourbourg also identified the sun or kin glyph, the glyph associated with the day.

17. Archaeoastronomy In Gotland På svenska tack archaeoastronomy. About the grooves in Gotland There are about 3600 known grooves in stones in Gotland. 700 are http://www.stavar.i.se/grooves/grooves.html

Archaeoastronomy About the grooves in Gotland There are about 3600 known grooves in stones in Gotland. 700 are in the bedrock, which is limestone, and the rest in about 800 stones. The lenght of the grooves varies from about 0.5 to 1 metre. They are between 5 cm to 10 cm wide and 1 cm to 10 cm in depth. They are shaped as though they were made by a tool fixed on a pendulum, the cross section of the lenght of each mark being in most cases part of a circle. The most important feature of the grooves is alignment. A study of 1256 grooves showed that they are aligned with certain positions of the celestial bodies, apparently the sun or the moon. Stone with grooves from Stumle, Alva, Gotland Map of the island of Gotland Here 32 grooves in the bedrock have been dated. Gregorian dates (day, month, and year) are used. One metre is shown for scale. North is shown by the arrow. "The grooves of Gotland" How were the grooves made? Here are hyperlinks to some of the pages in the book about the grooves. The book is in Swedish, but this is just the directions and maps and locations

18. Ligustic Archaeoastronomy Ligustic archaeoastronomy. by Mario Codebò and Henry De Santis. Our archaeoastronomy articles published. Meetings and Conferences. http://www.archaeoastronomy.it/index2.htm

Ligustic Archaeoastronomy Professional site were are showed several studies of archaeoastronomy and megalitism, rupestral engraving, palaeoethnology and archaeology in Liguria and out of Liguria (Italy). If you want e-mail us, click here. - CONSTRUCTION DATE 01/04/01 - - LAST UPDATE 25/05/04 - Our archaeoastronomy articles published Meetings and Conferences Corsican Work-shop of Archaeoastronomy "Archeoastronomy: an interdisciplinary science" Filitosa - Corsica 13-17 giugno 2004 (program in pdf format) European Society for Astronomy in Culture S.E.A.C. Conference 2004 Aug 26-27-28, 2004 Kecskemet, Hungary modulo di registrazione - registration form (.doc) CENTRO CAMUNO DI STUDI PREISTORICI ARTE PREISTORICA E TRIBALE Nuove scoperte, nuove interpretazioni, nuovi metodi di ricerca 8 - 14 settembre 2004 - Boario Terme (BS). modulo di registrazione - registration form (.doc) IISL international congress of archaeoastronomy Sanremo - Italy - 2002 The autors ... Links No parts of this site may be reproduced in any manner without permission from the autors. some of ours studies of archaeoastronomy: Site location Latitud Longitud Altitude mt.230 a.s.l.;

19. Archaeoastronomy At Mounds State Park By Donald R. Cochran During the 1988 Ball State University field school at Mounds Park, it was discovered that two enclosures were aligned to sunset at the summer and winter solstice when viewed from the center of the Great Mound http://www.gbl.indiana.edu/abstracts/88/cochran_88.html

Donald R. Cochran (Department of Anthropology, Ball State University) ARCHAEOASTRONOMY AT MOUNDS STATE PARK During the 1988 Ball State University field school at Mounds Park, it was discovered that two enclosures were aligned to sunset at the summer and winter solstice when viewed from the center of the Great Mound. Additional depressions in the Great Mound embankment were found to be oriented toward due north and due west (sunset at the equinox) and to four locations to the east. The eastern alignments correlated with the rise of bright stars. The alignments through the Great Mound embankment also correlated with the post hole pattern previously recorded on the central platform of the Great Mound. In addition, a review of the distribution of similar enclosures in east central Indiana revealed that the sites were aligned to summer solstice sunrise and sunset. These discoveries have demonstrated aspects of site arrangement, regional organization, and expressions of Adena cosmology previously unrecognized. [return to 1988 abstracts menu] [continue to next] Created: July 23, 1996

20. Alison Moroney's Gateway To The Stars A consideration of the role of the Pyramids in a astronomical plan for Giza http://members.optusnet.com.au/~astrology11/

Alison Moroney's gateway to the stars web alisonmoroney.com

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