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Exploring Ancient Skies : an Encyclopedic Survery of Archaeoastronomy by David H. Kelley, Eugene F. Milone; forew. by Anthony F. Aveni is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Exploring Ancient Skies brings together the methods of archaeology and the insights of modern astronomy to explore the science of astronomy as it was practiced in various cultures prior to the invention of the telescope. The book reviews an enormous and growing body of literature on the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, the Far East, and the New World (particularly Mesoamerica), putting the ancient astronomical materials into their archaeological and cultural contexts. The authors begin with an overview of the field and proceed to essential aspects of naked-eye astronomy, followed by an examination of specific cultures. The book concludes by taking into account the purposes of ancient astronomy: astrology, navigation, calendar regulation, and (not least) the understanding of our place and role in the universe. Skies are recreated to display critical events as they would have appeared to ancient observers - events such as the supernova of 1054, the 'lion horoscope' or the 'Star of Bethlehem.' Exploring Ancient Skies provides a comprehensive overview of the relationships between astronomy and other areas of human investigation. It will be useful as a reference for scholars and

Who reads Exploring Ancient Skies : an Encyclopedic Survery of Archaeoastronomy?

Author

David H. Kelley, Eugene F. Milone; forew. by Anthony F. Aveni

Publisher

Springer New York

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9786610263578

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Technology, History

Updated

2026-03-24