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Advancing Cultural Astronomy

Studies In Honour of Clive Ruggles

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Springer International Publishing | e druk, 2022
ISBN13: 9783030646080
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Springer International Publishing e druk, 2022 9783030646080
Onderdeel van serie Historical & Cultural Astronomy
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This collection of essays on cultural astronomy celebrates the life and work of Clive Ruggles, Emeritus Professor of Archaeoastronomy at Leicester University. Taking their lead from Ruggles’ work, the papers present new research focused on three core themes in cultural astronomy: methodology, case studies, and heritage. Through this framework, they show how the study of cultural astronomy has evolved over time and share new ideas to continue advancing the field.
Ruggles’ work in these areas has had a profound impact on the way that scholars approach evidence of the role of sky in both ancient and modern cultures. While the papers span many time periods and regions, they are closely connected by these three major themes, presenting methodological investigations of how we can approach archaeological, textual, and ethnographic evidence; describing detailed archaeoastronomical case studies; or stressing the importance of global heritage management.
This work will appeal to researchers and scholars interested in the history and development of cultural astronomy.

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ISBN13:9783030646080
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Springer International Publishing

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<div>Introduction</div><div>Efrosyni Boutsikas, Stephen C. McCluskey and John Steele</div><div><br></div><div>[The following papers shall be grouped into three Parts: Methodology, Case Studies & Interpretations, and Heritage]</div><div><br></div><div>What Equinox?</div><div>Juan Antonio Belmonte</div><br><div>Their Equinox: Mesopotamian Conceptions of Solstices and Equinoxes</div><div>John Steele</div><div><br></div><div>Title TBC</div><div>Stanislaw Iwaniszewski</div><div><br></div><div>The Hopi Calendar and Some Archaeological Correlates of Horizon Markers</div><div>Stephen C. McCluskey</div><div><br></div><div>Signs, not phenomena: Moqoit cosmo-politics and alternative experiences of the sky</div><div>Alejandro Martín López</div><div><br></div><div>The Chankillo Solar Observatory and Ceremonial Center: A heritage for the world</div><div>Ivan Ghezzi</div><div><br></div><div>The North Sky and the Otherworld: Journeys of the dead in the Neolithic considered&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>Frank Prendergast</div><div><br></div><div>Diachrony and the big picture: Chabola de la Hechicera, a peculiar orientation and a sacred landscape</div><div>A. César González-García</div><div><br></div><div>An investigation of the role of architectural orders in Greek temple orientation</div><div>Efrosyni Boutsikas</div><div><br></div><div>On Translating Cardinal Directions in Ancient Greek Geographers</div><div>D. Graham J. Shipley</div><div><br></div><div>The stars in ancient Greece</div>Robert Hannah<div><br></div><div>Why are there Seven Sisters?</div><div>Rap P. Norris and Barnaby R. M. Norris</div><div><br></div><div>Finally a Very Fruitful Interdisciplinary Cooperation…</div><div>Michel Cotte</div><div><br></div><div>Cultural Heritage of Observatories in the Context with the IAU–UNESCO Initiative –&nbsp; Highlights in the Development of Architecture</div><div>Gudrun Wolfschmidt</div><div><br></div>

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