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- catalog abstract ""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." "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 as a text for students in both astronomy and archaeology, and will be of compelling interest to readers who seek a broad understanding of our collective intellectual history."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13260456.
- catalog contributor b13260457.
- catalog created "c2005.".
- catalog date "2005".
- catalog date "c2005.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2005.".
- catalog description ""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." "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 as a text for students in both astronomy and archaeology, and will be of compelling interest to readers who seek a broad understanding of our collective intellectual history."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Historical perspectives -- 2. Principal features of the sky -- 3. Observational methods and problems -- 4. Time and the calendar -- 5. Transient phenomena -- 6. Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures -- 7. Antecedents of the Western tradition -- 8. African cultures -- 9. Indo-Iranian cultures -- 10. China, Korea, and Japan -- 11. Oceanic cultures -- 12. Mesoamerica -- 13. America north of Mexico -- 14. South American cultures -- 15. The descent of the gods and the purposes of ancient astronomy -- App. Archaeoastronomy tools -- App. Modern star charts -- App. Mayan calendar progression : a sample.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 525-575) and index.".
- catalog extent "xxv, 612 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0387953108 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2005".
- catalog issued "c2005.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Springer,".
- catalog subject "520/.93 21".
- catalog subject "Antiquities.".
- catalog subject "Archaeoastronomy.".
- catalog subject "Astronomy History.".
- catalog subject "Astronomy, Ancient.".
- catalog subject "Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology".
- catalog subject "Astronomy, Observations and Techniques".
- catalog subject "Astronomy.".
- catalog subject "Physics".
- catalog subject "QB16 .K45 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Historical perspectives -- 2. Principal features of the sky -- 3. Observational methods and problems -- 4. Time and the calendar -- 5. Transient phenomena -- 6. Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures -- 7. Antecedents of the Western tradition -- 8. African cultures -- 9. Indo-Iranian cultures -- 10. China, Korea, and Japan -- 11. Oceanic cultures -- 12. Mesoamerica -- 13. America north of Mexico -- 14. South American cultures -- 15. The descent of the gods and the purposes of ancient astronomy -- App. Archaeoastronomy tools -- App. Modern star charts -- App. Mayan calendar progression : a sample.".
- catalog title "Exploring ancient skies : an encyclopedic survey of archaeoastronomy / David H. Kelley, Eugene F. Milone ; foreword by Anthony F. Aveni.".
- catalog type "text".