Archaeoastronomy in the New World: American Primitive Astronomy - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0521247314 ISBN 13: 9780521247313

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1982

Riassunto

This volume summarises the proceedings of a conference which took place at the University of Oxford in September 1981.

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Descrizione del libro

First published in 1982, this volume summarises the proceedings of a conference which took place at the University of Oxford in September 1981. A few of the topics discussed are understanding Maya, Hopi and Incas astronomical and calendric practices. This volume will be of interest to astronomers, archaeologists, historians, anthropologists and ethnologists in Native American studies and astronomy.

Contenuti

List of contributors; 1. Introduction A. F. Aveni; 2. Archaeoastronomy in the Maya region A. F. Aveni; 3. Historical archaeoastronomy: the Hopi example S. C. McCluskey; 4. The Sidereal Lunar Calendar of the Incas R. T. Zuidema; 5. Astronomical norms in Mesoamerican rituals and time-reckoning G. Brotherston; 6. Astronomical knowledge and its uses at Bonampak, Mexico F. G. Lounsbury; 7. Lunar markings of Fajada Butte, Chaco Canyon A. Sofaer, R. M. Sinclair and L. E. Doggett; 8. The Skidi Pawnee earth lodge as an observatory V. D. Chamberlain; 9. Caldendrical petroglyphs of Northern Mexico W. B. Murray; 10. Casa Rinconada, twelfth-century Anasazi Kiva R. A. Williamson.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1982
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521247314
• ISBN 13: 9780521247313
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 232
• Redattore: Aveni Anthony F.
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