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Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy (IAU S278): Building Bridges between Cultures
Clive Ruggles
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hardcover. An introduction to 'cultural astronomy' for a broad audience, IAU S278 presents multidisciplinary discussions of our worldwide astronomical heritage. Editor(s): Ruggles, Clive L. N. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 430 pages, 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HD; JFSL; PG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 900.
IAU Symposium 278, the ninth of the 'Oxford' conferences on cultural astronomy, presents a diverse range of disciplinary perspectives on a set of problems that continue to raise exciting and challenging new research questions and promote vigorous debate. It extends discussions about cultural astronomy beyond the community of 'Western' academics to focus on the ethnoastronomy and archaeoastronomy of South America, Central and North America and elsewhere. Highlights include vigorous debates about Chankillo, a recently discovered solar observation site in coastal Peru dating to c.300 BC. The first IAU symposium devoted to this topic not only discusses new discoveries and interpretations ... Read more
IAU Symposium 278, the ninth of the 'Oxford' conferences on cultural astronomy, presents a diverse range of disciplinary perspectives on a set of problems that continue to raise exciting and challenging new research questions and promote vigorous debate. It extends discussions about cultural astronomy beyond the community of 'Western' academics to focus on the ethnoastronomy and archaeoastronomy of South America, Central and North America and elsewhere. Highlights include vigorous debates about Chankillo, a recently discovered solar observation site in coastal Peru dating to c.300 BC. The first IAU symposium devoted to this topic not only discusses new discoveries and interpretations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
Series
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
Number of Pages
430
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107019782
SKU
V9781107019782
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