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Do Prehistoric Stone Monuments In Britain And Ireland Incorporate Deliberate Astronomical Alignments, And If So, What Is Their Purpose And Meaning? Here, For The First Time This Topic, A Subject Of Long-standing Controversy Between Astronomers And Archaeologists, Is Approached From A Perspective That Incorporates Both Disciplines. The Author Establishes The Importance Of Studies Of Astronomy In The Context Of Broader Questions Of Cosmology, Ideology, And Cognition That Are Of Central Interest To Prehistorians At The Beginning Of The Twenty-first Century. He Also Makes Clear The Necessity Of Multi-disciplinary Perspectives In Tackling Problems Of This Nature. Pt. 1. Past Directions -- Ch. 1. Sun, Moon And Stones: Some 'classic' Astronomical Sites -- Ch. 2. Backsights And Foresights: The Work Of Alexander Thom And Its Reassessment -- Ch. 3. Sitelines And Statistics: An Independent Statistical Study Of 300 Western Scottish Sites -- Ch. 4. Alignment And Artefact: Reconciling The Archaeological And Astronomical Evidence -- Pt. 2. Current Directions -- Ch. 5. Orientation And Astronomy In Two Groups Of Stone Circles -- Ch. 6. Orientation And Astronomy In Two Groups Of Short Stone Rows --

Who reads Astronomy In Prehistoric Britain And Ireland?

Author

Clive L. N. Ruggles

Publisher

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300078145

Category

history

Subjects

History, Anthropology, Science

Rating

4.7 / 5 (4 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14