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What is Prehistoric Astronomy in the Southwest about?
Archaeoastronomy is a discipline pioneered at Stonehenge and other megalithic sites in Britain and France. Many sites in the southwestern United States have yielded evidence of the prehistoric Anasazis intense interest in astronomy, similar to that of the megalithic cultures of Europe. The authors describe the astronomical alignments at the well-known sites of Chaco Canyon and Hovenweep and present new evidence, based on recent field work of alignments at Yellow Jacket, Chimney Rock, and Mesa Verde. Drawing on the archaeological evidence, ethnographical parallels with historic pueblo peoples, and mythology from other cultures around the world, the authors present theories about the meaning and function of the mysterious stone alignments and architectural orientations of the prehistoric Southwest.
- Author
- Malville, J. McKim; Putnam, Claudia
- Publisher
- Boulder, Colo.: Johnson Books
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780585001517
- Subjects
- Science, Nature, History
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